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Fruitful

Adjective / ˈfru:tfʌl / Another word for fruitful — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

producing good or abundant results; successful

Synonyms & similar words

unfruitful productive profitable successful effective useful valuable beneficial prosperous abundant plentiful bountiful rich fruit-bearing fruitful generative fecund fertile productive prolific lush

Synonyms by register

Formal

productive prolific effective advantageous

Informal

successful paying profitable worthwhile

Literary

bountiful rich generative

Antonyms

unproductive barren sterile unfruitful impotent vain useless

Common collocations

  • fruitful discussion
  • fruitful collaboration
  • fruitful partnership
  • fruitful endeavor
  • fruitful period
  • fruitful research
  • fruitful outcome

Word family

noun fruitfulness
verb fruitify

Usage note

Often used to describe discussions, collaborations, or periods of time that yield positive results. It implies a beneficial and productive outcome.

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Example sentences

  1. The apple tree in our backyard is very fruitful.
  2. The students' hard work in class was very fruitful when they got good grades.
  3. The singer's new song was a very fruitful collaboration with other musicians.
  4. The garden is very fruitful with lots of vegetables and fruits.
  5. The farmer's crop this year was very fruitful.

Quotes

  • The most fruitful and natural exercise for our minds is, in my opinion, conversation. - Michel de Montaigne
  • Science is a fruitful and logical exchange between the material and the immaterial. - Jules Verne
  • The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident. - Charles Lamb

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