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/ˈfɹuːtfl̩/
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Favourable to the growth of fruit or useful vegetation; not barren.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fructive, fructuous
Antonyms: barren, infertile, unfruitful
Broader terms: fertile
Being productive in any sense; yielding benefits.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The extra work in the office turned out to be fruitful after all—I got promoted
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: productive, prolific, pregnant, batful, fertile, fruitful, thriving, yielding, yieldly, voluminous
Antonyms: unfruitful
productive or conducive to producing in abundance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unfruitful
From Middle English fruitefull, equivalent to fruit + -ful. Compare Dutch vruchtvol, German fruchtvoll, Swedish fruktfull.
Across languages
Translations
94 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Basque :
emankor
— favorable to the growth
Bulgarian :
плодоро́ден
(plodoróden)
— favorable to the growth
Catalan :
pomífer
— favorable to the growth
Catalan :
fèrtil
— favorable to the growth
Danish :
frugtbar
— favorable to the growth
Dutch :
vruchtbaar
— favorable to the growth
Esperanto :
fruktoporta
— favorable to the growth
Estonian :
viljakas
— favorable to the growth
Finnish :
viljava
— favorable to the growth
Finnish :
hedelmällinen
— favorable to the growth
Georgian :
ნაყოფიერი
(naq̇opieri)
— favorable to the growth
German :
fruchtbar
— favorable to the growth
Greek :
εύφορος
(éfforos)
— favorable to the growth
Hebrew :
פּוֹרֶה
(poré)
— favorable to the growth
Hungarian :
termékeny
— favorable to the growth
Ido :
fruktifanta
— favorable to the growth
Irish :
torthúil
— favorable to the growth
Irish :
méiniúil
— favorable to the growth
Irish :
méith
— favorable to the growth
Italian :
fertile
— favorable to the growth
Latin :
ferax
— favorable to the growth
Latvian :
rasmīgs
— favorable to the growth
Latvian :
auglīgs
— favorable to the growth
Latvian :
ražīgs
— favorable to the growth
Māori :
oho
— favorable to the growth
Norwegian :
fruktbar
— favorable to the growth
Plautdietsch :
fruchtboa
— favorable to the growth
Portuguese :
fértil
— favorable to the growth
Portuguese :
frutífero
— favorable to the growth
Romanian :
roditor
— favorable to the growth
Romanian :
rodnic
— favorable to the growth
Romanian :
fertil
— favorable to the growth
Russian :
плодоно́сный
(plodonósnyj)
— favorable to the growth
Russian :
плодоро́дный
(plodoródnyj)
— favorable to the growth
Slovene :
rodoviten
— favorable to the growth
Spanish :
fértil
— favorable to the growth
Telugu :
ఫలవంతము
(phalavantamu)
— favorable to the growth
Ukrainian :
плі́дний
(plídnyj)
— favorable to the growth
Ukrainian :
плодови́тий
(plodovýtyj)
— favorable to the growth
Ukrainian :
плодоно́сний
(plodonósnyj)
— favorable to the growth
Basque :
emankor
— productive, yielding benefits
Bulgarian :
плодовит
(plodovit)
— productive, yielding benefits
Bulgarian :
плодотворен
(plodotvoren)
— productive, yielding benefits
Catalan :
fèrtil
— productive, yielding benefits
Catalan :
productiu
— productive, yielding benefits
Catalan :
pomífer
— productive, yielding benefits
Catalan :
fructífer
— productive, yielding benefits
Danish :
frugtbar
— productive, yielding benefits
Dutch :
vruchtbaar
— productive, yielding benefits
Esperanto :
fruktoporta
— productive, yielding benefits
Estonian :
viljakas
— productive, yielding benefits
Finnish :
viljava
— productive, yielding benefits
Finnish :
antoisa
— productive, yielding benefits
French :
fructueux
— productive, yielding benefits
German :
fruchtbar
— productive, yielding benefits
Greek :
καρποφόρος
(karpofóros)
— productive, yielding benefits
Ancient Greek :
καρπόφορος
(karpóphoros)
— productive, yielding benefits
Hungarian :
gyümölcsöző
— productive, yielding benefits
Hungarian :
eredményes
— productive, yielding benefits
Hungarian :
termékeny
— productive, yielding benefits
Hungarian :
produktív
— productive, yielding benefits
Ingrian :
tulokas
— productive, yielding benefits
Italian :
proficuo
— productive, yielding benefits
Italian :
fruttuoso
— productive, yielding benefits
Italian :
produttivo
— productive, yielding benefits
Latin :
fēcundus
— productive, yielding benefits
Latvian :
produktīvs
— productive, yielding benefits
Latvian :
ražīgs
— productive, yielding benefits
Latvian :
auglīgs
— productive, yielding benefits
Latvian :
rezultatīvs
— productive, yielding benefits
Māori :
makuru
— productive, yielding benefits
Māori :
huākumu
— productive, yielding benefits
Norwegian Bokmål :
fruktbar
— productive, yielding benefits
Norwegian Nynorsk :
fruktbar
— productive, yielding benefits
Plautdietsch :
fruchtboa
— productive, yielding benefits
Polish :
owocny
— productive, yielding benefits
Portuguese :
produtivo
— productive, yielding benefits
Portuguese :
frutuoso
— productive, yielding benefits
Romanian :
fructuos
— productive, yielding benefits
Russian :
плодотво́рный
(plodotvórnyj)
— productive, yielding benefits
Russian :
продукти́вный
(produktívnyj)
— productive, yielding benefits
Russian :
производи́тельный
(proizvodítelʹnyj)
— productive, yielding benefits
Russian :
эффекти́вный
(effektívnyj)
— productive, yielding benefits
Russian :
принося́щий хоро́шие результа́ты
(prinosjáščij xoróšije rezulʹtáty)
— productive, yielding benefits
Sanskrit :
सफल
(saphala)
— productive, yielding benefits
Slovene :
ploden
— productive, yielding benefits
Spanish :
fértil
— productive, yielding benefits
Spanish :
prolífico
— productive, yielding benefits
Spanish :
productivo
— productive, yielding benefits
Spanish :
fructífero
— productive, yielding benefits
Ukrainian :
продукти́вний
(produktývnyj)
— productive, yielding benefits
Ukrainian :
плі́дний
(plídnyj)
— productive, yielding benefits
Ukrainian :
плодотво́рний
(plodotvórnyj)
— productive, yielding benefits
Uzbek :
hosildor
— productive, yielding benefits