fruitful
producing good results; beneficial; profitable: fruitful investigations.
abounding in fruit, as trees or other plants; bearing fruit abundantly.
producing an abundant growth, as of fruit: fruitful soil; fruitful rain.
Origin of fruitful
1synonym study For fruitful
Opposites for fruitful
Other words from fruitful
- fruit·ful·ly, adverb
- fruit·ful·ness, noun
- o·ver·fruit·ful, adjective
- o·ver·fruit·ful·ly, adverb
- o·ver·fruit·ful·ness, noun
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The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 | Eugne SueAll the faculties of the poet are used for preparing this naked greatness—are used and fruitfully spent and shed.
The Rhythm of Life | Alice MeynellI have evidently misunderstood the author's thought and I could not fruitfully discuss it.
There was an estimate of the value and purpose of a human life, which our Age of Comfort may fruitfully ponder.
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British Dictionary definitions for fruitful
/ (ˈfruːtfʊl) /
bearing fruit in abundance
productive or prolific, esp in bearing offspring
causing or assisting prolific growth
producing results or profits: a fruitful discussion
Derived forms of fruitful
- fruitfully, adverb
- fruitfulness, noun
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