fruitful

CEFRB2

/ˈfɹuːtfl̩/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Producing good results or a useful amount of something.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Being productive in any sense; yielding benefits.

Examples

  • Their stay in Germany for a year was very fruitful.

  • Their year-long stay in Germany was very fruitful.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Favourable to the growth of fruit or useful vegetation; not barren.

More examples

In context

  • The extra work in the office turned out to be fruitful after all—I got promoted

  • And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English fruitefull, equivalent to fruit + -ful. Compare Dutch vruchtvol, German fruchtvoll, Swedish fruktfull.