fruitful

fruit·ful

adjective \ˈfrüt-fəl\

Definition of FRUITFUL

1

a : yielding or producing fruit

b : conducive to an abundant yield

2

: abundantly productive <a fruitful discussion>

— fruit·ful·ly \-fə-lē\ adverb

— fruit·ful·ness noun

Examples of FRUITFUL

1. We had a fruitful discussion about the problems with the schedule.
2. <a very fruitful tree that gives us plenty of apples every year>

First Known Use of FRUITFUL

14th century

Related to FRUITFUL

Synonyms

cornucopian, fat, fecund, fructuous, fertile, 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

See Synonym Discussion at fertile

Other Agriculture/Gardening Terms

fallow, graft, heirloom, loam, potash, soilage, swath, tilth, windfall