fruitful meaning
fruitful :
productive, beneficial
adjective
▪ The meeting was fruitful.
▪ The meeting was productive.
▪ She had a fruitful day at work.
▪ She had a beneficial day at work.
paraphrasing
▪ productive – yielding good results
▪ rewarding – providing satisfaction
▪ profitable – yielding profit or gain
▪ successful – achieving desired results
Pronunciation
fruitful [ˈfruːt.fəl]
The stress is on 'fruit' and sounds like 'froot-ful'.
Common phrases and grammar about fruitful
fruitful - Common meaning
adjective
productive, beneficial
Part of Speech Changes for "fruitful"
▪ fruitfulness (noun) – the quality of being productive
▪ fruitlessly (adverb) – without producing good results
Common Expressions with "fruitful"
▪ fruitful discussion – productive talk
▪ fruitful results – beneficial outcomes
▪ fruitful collaboration – productive teamwork
▪ fruitful endeavor – successful effort
Important examples of fruitful in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, fruitful often refers to productive meetings or discussions.
Example of a confusing word: futile (pointless)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
As an adjective, fruitful is used to describe activities or results that are productive in TOEIC questions.
fruitful
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
bear fruit
means 'to produce good results', often used in business contexts.
a fruitful relationship
means 'a productive and beneficial connection'.
Differences between similar words and fruitful
fruitful
,
productive
differences
Fruitful is often used for results that are beneficial, while productive emphasizes efficiency and output.
fruitful
,
rewarding
differences
Fruitful implies a broader scope of benefits, while rewarding often refers to personal satisfaction.
Words with the same origin as fruitful
The origin of fruitful
The word 'fruitful' comes from the Old English 'frut', meaning to bear fruit or produce.
Word structure
It consists of the root 'fruit' and the suffix 'ful', indicating 'full of' or 'having the quality of'.
Words with the same origin
The word's root is 'fruit'. Words with the same root include 'fruit' (the edible product of a plant).
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