fruitful

[ froot-fuhl ]
/ ˈfrut fəl /
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adjective

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

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at fruit, -ful

SYNONYMS FOR fruitful

1, 3 See productive.
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OTHER WORDS FROM fruitful

Words nearby fruitful

fruitcover, fruitdot, fruited, fruiter, fruiterer, fruitful, fruiting body, fruition, fruitive, fruitless, fruitlet

Words related to fruitfulness

abundance, productivity, productiveness, fecundity, prolificacy, virility, prolificness, prolificity

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British Dictionary definitions for fruitfulness

fruitful
/ (ˈfruːtfʊl) /

adjective

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