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Fruitful

/ˈfɹuːtfəl/

Favourable to the growth of fruit or useful vegetation; not barren.

📖 Definitions of "Fruitful"

adjective
  1. 1

    Favourable to the growth of fruit or useful vegetation; not barren.

  2. 2

    Being productive in any sense; yielding benefits.

    "The extra work in the office turned out to be fruitful after all—I got promoted"

🔄 Synonyms of "Fruitful"

16 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

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richnounWealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
verdantGreen in colour.
prolificSimilarly producing results or performing deeds in abundance.
bountifulHaving a quantity or amount that is generous or plentiful; ample.
productiveCapable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.
fatnounCarrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
plentifulExisting in large number or ample amount.
profitableProducing a profit.
generativeHaving the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing.
baccate(botany) Pulpy throughout, like a berry; said of fruits.
procreativeHaving the power to beget; generative.
reproductivenounOf or relating to reproduction.
berriedConsisting of a berry; baccate.
bacciferousProducing berries.
breedingnounPropagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.
fertilenounOf land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.

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WordDefinition
unfruitful(chiefly figurative) Not bearing fruit.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fruitful"

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WordDefinition
productiveCapable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.
fertileOf land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.
prolificSimilarly producing results or performing deeds in abundance.
reproductiveOf or relating to reproduction.
procreativeHaving the power to beget; generative.
breedingOf, relating to or used for breeding.
fatCarrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
verdantGreen in colour.
baccate(botany) Pulpy throughout, like a berry; said of fruits.
bacciferousProducing berries.
berriedConsisting of a berry; baccate.
plentifulExisting in large number or ample amount.
bountifulHaving a quantity or amount that is generous or plentiful; ample.
generativeHaving the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing.
richWealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
profitableProducing a profit.
fecund(formal) Highly fertile; able to produce offspring.
seminalHighly influential, especially in some original way, and providing a basis for future development or research.
child-bearingAlternative spelling of childbearing. [Of, pertaining to, or suitable for childbirth.]
fructuous(rare) fruitful

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