fruitful
adjective /ˈfruːt.fəl/Definition
C1 formal producing good results: It was a most fruitful discussion, with both sides agreeing to adopt a common policy. → Opposite fruitlessUseful or advantageous › old use If a person is fruitful, they produce a lot of children.PregnancyBirth fruitfully /-i/ adverb
(Definition of fruitful adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a pearl of great price idiom
- a place in the sun idiom
- advantageous adjective
- all-singing adjective
- amiss adjective
- enlightening adjective
- expedience noun
- expedient adjective
- favourable adjective
- fodder noun (USEFUL PEOPLE/THINGS)
- not to be sniffed at idiom
- pay dirt noun
- practicality noun (SUITABLE)
- preferential adjective
- productive adjective
- viability noun
- viable adjective
- wholesome adjective
- win-win adjective
- worthwhile adjective
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