fructuous

fruc·tu·ous

adj \ˈfrək-chə-wəs, ˈfru̇k, -chü-əs\

Definition of FRUCTUOUS

: fruitful <a fructuous land>

Examples of FRUCTUOUS

1. <settlers gradually migrated from the rocky shores to more fructuous lands>

First Known Use of FRUCTUOUS

14th century

Related to FRUCTUOUS

Synonyms: cornucopian, fat, fecund, fertile, fruitful, lush, luxuriant, productive, prolific, rich

Antonyms: barren, dead, infertile, sterile, unfertile, unfruitful, unproductive

Related Words: bearing, generative, producing, yielding; abounding, abundant, bountiful; copious, generous, liberal, plenteous, plentiful, plentitudinous; blooming, bursting, flourishing, swarming, teeming, thriving; creative, inventive, original

Near Antonyms: meager (or meagre), scant, scanty, skimp, skimpy, spare, sparse

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