1
a
: yielding or producing fruit
fruitful soil
b
: conducive to an abundant yield
fruitful rain
2
: abundantly productive
a fruitful discussion
a fruitful career
fruitfulness
noun
Synonyms
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
Other attendees also said the smaller market had enabled smaller players to stand out; more deals and fruitful meetings got done.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
The Dalí-Schiaparelli pairing would become a historically fruitful partnership.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
On Monday, the company said talks for a strategic tie-up had not proved fruitful and the New York Stock Exchange moved to delist its stock, which collapsed and closed Wednesday at 2 cents per share.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Ultimately, Obama agreed to be measured by Greenfield, thus beginning a long, fruitful sartorial relationship.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
The Oscars will round out a fruitful award season for Stone, who is nominated in Sunday night's ceremony for her starring role in director Yorgos Lanthimos's offbeat coming of age comedy Poor Things.
—Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 10 Mar. 2024
In recent years, that pursuit has taken many remarkable turns and brought some of the most fruitful results of his career, including collaborations with such superb artists as Bill Frisell, Lucinda Williams, Gerald Clayton, and Zakir Hussain.
—Steve Hochman, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2024
These changes are fruitful for interested applicants and ensure that foreign investors shoulder the risk.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Expanding focus The proposal is a new front in some investors’ quest to get more expansive data on diversity from companies, and similar efforts have been fruitful in obtaining more granularity on policies related to gender, race, and ethnicity.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
John Hopewell, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
The Dalí-Schiaparelli pairing would become a historically fruitful partnership.
—The Editors, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2024
On Monday, the company said talks for a strategic tie-up had not proved fruitful and the New York Stock Exchange moved to delist its stock, which collapsed and closed Wednesday at 2 cents per share.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Ultimately, Obama agreed to be measured by Greenfield, thus beginning a long, fruitful sartorial relationship.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
The Oscars will round out a fruitful award season for Stone, who is nominated in Sunday night's ceremony for her starring role in director Yorgos Lanthimos's offbeat coming of age comedy Poor Things.
—Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 10 Mar. 2024
In recent years, that pursuit has taken many remarkable turns and brought some of the most fruitful results of his career, including collaborations with such superb artists as Bill Frisell, Lucinda Williams, Gerald Clayton, and Zakir Hussain.
—Steve Hochman, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2024
These changes are fruitful for interested applicants and ensure that foreign investors shoulder the risk.
—Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Expanding focus The proposal is a new front in some investors’ quest to get more expansive data on diversity from companies, and similar efforts have been fruitful in obtaining more granularity on policies related to gender, race, and ethnicity.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Fruitful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fruitful. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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