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fruitful

adjective
fruit·​ful | \ ˈfrüt-fəl How to pronounce fruitful (audio) \

Definition of fruitful

1a : yielding or producing fruit fruitful soil
b : conducive to an abundant yield fruitful rain
2 : abundantly productive a fruitful discussion a fruitful career
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Other Words from fruitful

fruitfully \ ˈfrüt-​fə-​lē How to pronounce fruitfully (audio) \ adverb
fruitfulness noun

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fertile, fecund, fruitful, prolific mean producing or capable of producing offspring or fruit. fertile implies the power to reproduce in kind or to assist in reproduction and growth fertile soil ; applied figuratively, it suggests readiness of invention and development. a fertile imagination fecund emphasizes abundance or rapidity in bearing fruit or offspring. a fecund herd fruitful adds to fertile and fecund the implication of desirable or useful results. fruitful research prolific stresses rapidity of spreading or multiplying by or as if by natural reproduction. a prolific writer

Examples of fruitful in a Sentence

We had a fruitful discussion about the problems with the schedule. a very fruitful tree that gives us plenty of apples every year

Recent Examples on the Web

 This was the beginning of a fruitful and largely drug-free period for both artists. — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, "The Survival of Iggy Pop," 26 Aug. 2019 In his long and fruitful stint at Milan, Marco van Basten was a true penalty master for the Rossoneri. — SI.com, "The 50 Best Penalty Takers in Football History," 11 July 2019

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First Known Use of fruitful

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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fruitful

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How to pronounce fruitful (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of fruitful

: producing a good result : very productive

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fruitful

adjective
fruit·​ful | \ ˈfrüt-fəl How to pronounce fruitful (audio) \

Kids Definition of fruitful

1 : very productive a fruitful soil
2 : bringing results a fruitful idea

Other Words from fruitful

fruitfully \ -​fə-​lē \ adverb

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