fruitful

adjective

fruit·ful ˈfrüt-fəl

Synonyms of fruitful next

: yielding or producing fruit

fruitful soil

: conducive to an abundant yield

fruitful rain

: abundantly productive

a fruitful discussion

a fruitful career

fruitfully

ˈfrüt-fə-lē

adverb

fruitfulness noun

Choose the Right Synonym for fruitful

fertile, fecund, fruitful, prolific mean producing or capable of producing offspring or fruit.

fertile implies the power to reproduce in kind or to assist in reproduction and growth

fertile soil

; applied figuratively, it suggests readiness of invention and development.

a fertile imagination

fecund emphasizes abundance or rapidity in bearing fruit or offspring.

a fecund herd

fruitful adds to fertile and fecund the implication of desirable or useful results.

fruitful research

prolific stresses rapidity of spreading or multiplying by or as if by natural reproduction.

a prolific writer

Examples of fruitful in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web For Biden, keeping the attention focused on Trump may provide a fruitful path toward recovery. —

David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023 People used cheese to divine all sorts of things: who committed a crime, whether the year would bring a fruitful harvest, and how a child’s life would turn out. —

Jennifer Billock, Saveur, 16 Nov. 2023 And as the weather conditions continue to provide fruitful wine yields, the industry looks poised to flourish. —

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Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 9 Nov. 2023 Sanders’ recent posts are about overcoming emotional exhaustion and fruitful living. —

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Szu Yu Chen, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023 The partnership has been fruitful not only because of the box office success, but also professionally, as Dauberman moved from behind the typewriter to behind the camera, making his directorial debut with Annabelle Comes Home. —

Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2023 He’s had a long and fruitful collaboration with jazz musicians, and has recorded songs popularized by Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. —

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