Definition of FRUITFUL

fruitful

Adjective

  • Producing abundantly; successful in producing results.
  • productive or conducive to producing in abundance
    • "be fruitful and multiply"

Adj

  • Favourable to the growth of fruit or useful vegetation; not barren.
  • Being productive in any sense; yielding benefits.

Examples

  • His patient strategy proved fruitful, leading to multiple high-scoring Words With Friends plays.
  • The extra work in the office turned out to be fruitful after all—I got promoted

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 14

fruitful: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fruitful: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fruitful: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

fruitful: valid Words With Friends Word