Fruitful

//ˈfɹuːtfl̩//

Definitions

1
Favourable to the growth of fruit or useful vegetation; not barren.
And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
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fructive fructuous
2
Being productive in any sense; yielding benefits.
The extra work in the office turned out to be fruitful after all—I got promoted
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productive prolific pregnant

Word Origin

From Middle English fruitefull, equivalent to fruit + -ful. Compare Dutch vruchtvol, German fruchtvoll, Swedish fruktfull.

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//ˈfɹuːtfl̩//

1
Favourable to the growth of fruit or useful vegetation; not barren.
And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
Similar
fructive fructuous
2
Being productive in any sense; yielding benefits.
The extra work in the office turned out to be fruitful after all—I got promoted
Similar
productive prolific pregnant

Word Origin

From Middle English fruitefull, equivalent to fruit + -ful. Compare Dutch vruchtvol, German fruchtvoll, Swedish fruktfull.

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