| 释义 |
[ froot-fuhl ] / ˈfrut fəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fruitful ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveproducing good results; beneficial; profitable: fruitful investigations. abounding in fruit, as trees or other plants; bearing fruit abundantly. producing an abundant growth, as of fruit: fruitful soil; fruitful rain. Origin of fruitfulMiddle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at fruit, -ful ANTONYMS FOR fruitfulSEE ANTONYMS FOR fruitful ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for fruitful1, 3. See productive. OTHER WORDS FROM fruitfulfruit·ful·ly, adverbfruit·ful·ness, nouno·ver·fruit·ful, adjectiveo·ver·fruit·ful·ly, adverb o·ver·fruit·ful·ness, noun Words nearby fruitfulfruit drop, fruited, fruiter, fruiterer, fruit fly, fruitful, fruiting body, fruition, fruitive, fruit jar, fruit knife Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fruitfulThese are all fruitful options to pursue for any atheist interested in challenging the immoral stereotypes we have. Loud, Proud, and Atheist: ‘Openly Secular’ Encourages Nonbelievers to Come Out of the Closet|Vlad Chituc|September 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST After a fruitful year (earning $81 total) he expanded his enterprise. The Ghost Hotels of the Catskills|Brandon Presser|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST That marked the beginning of a fruitful long-term relationship with his Ethiopian clients. 'Made in China' Now Being Made in Africa|Brendon Hong|August 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Then, defying all logic, it somehow blossomed into an amazing, fruitful romance. 'You're the Worst': TV's Best Couple Is Awful and Perfect for Each Other|Jason Lynch|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. The Story of Noah's Ark From the Bible’s Book of Genesis|The Daily Beast|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST The offering of the firstborn is only the expression of thankfulness to the Deity for fruitful flocks and herds. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus|G. A. Chadwick By this path the Hebrew prophet rose to the high and fruitful conceptions which draw men together in responsibility and worship. Judges and Ruth|Robert A. Watson Then he was aware of fresh wind and fruitful earth, but as she passed out of sight, he was imprisoned again by stifling furies. Moor Fires|E. H. (Emily Hilda) Young Flower gardens and kitchen gardens stretched away into the magnificence of orange trees, shady avenues and fruitful plants. Historic Papers on the Causes of the Civil War|Mrs. Eugenia Dunlap Potts Whatever may have been its origin, the war was fruitful of misery to the youthful colony. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada|Francis Parkman
British Dictionary definitions for fruitful
adjectivebearing fruit in abundance productive or prolific, esp in bearing offspring causing or assisting prolific growth producing results or profitsa fruitful discussion Derived forms of fruitfulfruitfully, adverbfruitfulness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fruitfulprofitable, beneficial, useful, worthwhile, effective, successful, rewarding, advantageous, conducive, abounding, abundant, blooming, blossoming, breeding, copious, fecund, fertile, flourishing, flush, gainful |