fruitful
/'fru:tful/
Definition
Adjective: 1. Producing good or abundant results; productive: Describes something that yields positive outcomes, benefits, or a plentiful harvest. 2. Conducive to productivity or success: Describes conditions, efforts, or collaborations that lead to successful and profitable results.
Usage
- Used to describe efforts, discussions, periods of work, land, or relationships that are highly productive and yield positive outcomes.
- Often used in formal, academic, or professional contexts, but also common in general language.
- Typically precedes a noun (e.g., a fruitful discussion) or follows a linking verb like "be," "prove," or "become."
Examples
- The negotiations between the two companies were fruitful and led to a new partnership.
- She had a fruitful career as a research scientist, publishing many important papers.
- The farmer's fruitful orchard provided enough apples for the entire region.
- Investing in education has proven to be a fruitful strategy for the country's development.
Advanced Usage
- "Prove fruitful": To turn out to be successful or yield good results.
- His initial research idea proved fruitful and opened up a new field of study.
- "Bear fruitful results": To produce successful outcomes. (Note: This is a common collocation where "fruitful" modifies "results.")
- Their patience and hard work finally bore fruitful results.
Variants and Related Words
- Fruitfully (adverb): In a productive or successful manner.
- The team worked fruitfully together to complete the project ahead of schedule.
- Fruitfulness (noun): The quality or state of being productive or yielding good results.
- The fruitfulness of the collaboration was evident in their joint publications.
Synonyms
- Productive: Achieving or producing a significant amount or result.
- Profitable: Yielding financial or beneficial gain.
- Rewarding: Providing satisfaction or benefit.
- Successful: Accomplishing a desired aim or result.
Antonyms
- Fruitless: Failing to achieve the desired results; unproductive.
- Barren: Unproductive; incapable of producing results.
- Unproductive: Not producing or capable of producing good results.
Idioms and Phrases
- "Be fruitful and multiply": A biblical phrase (Genesis 1:28) often used to encourage productivity and growth, sometimes humorously or metaphorically in modern contexts.
- The CEO told the new division to "be fruitful and multiply" its market share.
Adjective
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productive or conducive to producing in abundance
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be fruitful and multiply
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