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adjective
1.
having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
2.
producing readily or abundantly; fertile: a productive vineyard.
3.
causing; bringing about (usually followed by of): conditions productive of crime and sin.
5.
EXPANDGrammar. (of derivational affixes or patterns) readily used in forming new words, as the suffix -ness.
Related forms
pro·duc·tive·ly, adverb
pro·duc·tive·ness, noun
an·ti·pro·duc·tive, adjective
an·ti·pro·duc·tive·ly, adverb
EXPANDan·ti·pro·duc·tive·ness, noun
qua·si-pro·duc·tive, adjective
qua·si-pro·duc·tive·ly, adverb
sem·i·pro·duc·tive, adjective
sem·i·pro·duc·tive·ly, adverb
sem·i·pro·duc·tive·ness, noun
un·pro·duc·tive, adjective
un·pro·duc·tive·ly, adverb
un·pro·duc·tive·ness, noun
COLLAPSESynonyms
2. fecund. Productive, fertile, fruitful, prolific apply to the generative aspect of something. Productive refers to a generative source of continuing activity: productive soil; a productive influence. Fertile applies to that in which seeds, literal or figurative, take root: fertile soil; a fertile imagination. Fruitful refers to that which has already produced and is capable of further production: fruitful soil, discovery, theory. Prolific means highly productive: a prolific farm, writer.
2. fecund. Productive, fertile, fruitful, prolific apply to the generative aspect of something. Productive refers to a generative source of continuing activity: productive soil; a productive influence. Fertile applies to that in which seeds, literal or figurative, take root: fertile soil; a fertile imagination. Fruitful refers to that which has already produced and is capable of further production: fruitful soil, discovery, theory. Prolific means highly productive: a prolific farm, writer.
Antonyms
2. sterile.
2. sterile.
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