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pro·duc·tive  (pr-dktv, pr-)

adj.

1. Producing or capable of producing.

2. Producing abundantly; fertile. See Synonyms at fertile.

3. Yielding favorable or useful results; constructive.

4. Economics Of or involved in the creation of goods and services to produce wealth or value.

5. Effective in achieving specified results; originative: policies productive of much harm.

6. Medicine

a. Producing mucus or sputum: a productive cough.

b. Forming new tissue: a productive inflammation.

7. Linguistics

a. Of or relating to the linguistic skills of speaking and writing.

b. Of or relating to a linguistic element or rule that can be used to form further examples of a particular feature or pattern. The English past tense suffix -ed is productive since it continues to be added to new verbs to form the past tense.

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pro·ductive·ly adv.

pro·ductive·ness n.

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productive [prəˈdʌktɪv]

adj

1. producing or having the power to produce; fertile

2. yielding favourable or effective results

3. (Economics) Economics

a.  producing or capable of producing goods and services that have monetary or exchange value productive assets

b.  of or relating to such production the productive processes of an industry

4. (postpositive; foll by of) resulting in productive of good results

5. (Linguistics / Grammar) denoting an affix or combining form used to produce new words

productively  adv

productiveness  n

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productive

• cost-effective - Anything effective and productive in relation to its cost.
• fecund, fecundation - Fecund is another word for "fertile, fruitful, productive"; fecundation is another word for "fertilization, impregnation."
• originary - An adjective meaning "causing existence; productive," or "primitive; primary; original."
• teemful - Fruitful, productive, prolific.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	productive - producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration" creative, originative - having the ability or power to create; "a creative imagination" fertile - capable of reproducing fruitful - productive or conducive to producing in abundance; "be fruitful and multiply" profitable - yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market" successful - having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture" unproductive - not producing or capable of producing; "elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries"
	2.	productive - having the ability to produce or originate; "generative power"; "generative forces" generative
	3.	productive - yielding positive results successful - having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture"
	4.	productive - marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil" fertile, rich, fat fruitful - productive or conducive to producing in abundance; "be fruitful and multiply"

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productive

adjective

1. fertile, rich, producing, prolific, plentiful, fruitful, teeming, generative, fecund fertile and productive soil
fertile poor, barren, sterile, unproductive, unfruitful, unfertile

2. creative, dynamic, vigorous, energetic, inventive a highly productive writer of fiction

3. useful, rewarding, valuable, profitable, effective, worthwhile, beneficial, constructive, gratifying, fruitful, advantageous, win-win, gainful a productive relationship
useful useless, unproductive, unprofitable

Translations

productive [prəˈdʌktɪv] ADJ

1. (= efficient) [worker, land, industry] → productivo
the factory is not yet fully productive → la fábrica todavía no trabaja a plena capacidad
to be productive of sth (frm) → producir algo, generar algo

2. (= fruitful) [meeting, discussion] → fructífero
I spent a productive morning in the library → he tenido una mañana muy fructífera or provechosa en la biblioteca

productive [prəˈdʌktɪv] adj

[person, worker, farmer] → productif/ive; [writer, artist] → prolifique

[soil] → productif/ive

(= useful) [discussion, talk, partnership] → productif/ive

productive

adj → produktiv; mind also → schöpferisch; land → ertragreich, fruchtbar; well, mine → ergiebig, ertragreich; business, shop → rentabel; to be productive of something → etw einbringen; to lead a productive life → ein reiches or aktives Leben führen; I don’t think it would be very productive to argue with him → ich halte es nicht für sehr lohnenswert, mit ihm zu streiten (inf)

productive [prəˈdʌktɪv] adj (gen) → produttivo/a; (meeting, discussion) → fruttuoso/a; (enterprise, business) → che rende; (writer) → prolifico/a; (land, imagination) → fertile
he had a very productive day → ha avuto una giornata molto soddisfacente