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fruit·ful
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ˈfrut
fəl
/
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[
froot
-f
uh
l
]
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adjective
1.
producing good results; beneficial; profitable:
fruitful investigations.
2.
abounding in
fruit
, as trees or other plants; bearing
fruit
abundantly.
3.
producing an abundant growth, as of
fruit
:
fruitful soil; fruitful rain.
Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English;
see
fruit
,
-ful
Related forms
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
Synonyms
1, 3.
See
productive
.
Antonyms
1.
barren.
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World English Dictionary
fruitful
(ˈfruːtfʊl)
—
adj
1.
bearing fruit in abundance
2.
productive or prolific, esp in bearing offspring
3.
causing or assisting prolific growth
4.
producing results or profits:
a fruitful discussion
'fruitfully
—
adv
'fruitfulness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
fruitful
c.1300, of trees, from
fruit
+
-ful
. Related: Fruitfully; fruitfulness. Of animals or persons from early 16c.; of immaterial things from 1530s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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