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fruitfulness

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fruit·ful  (frtfl)
adj.
1.
a. Producing fruit.
b. Conducive to productivity; causing to bear in abundance: fruitful soil.
2. Producing something in abundance; prolific: a fruitful author of fiction.
3. Producing results; profitable. See Synonyms at fertile.

fruitful·ly adv.
fruitful·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fruitfulness - the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth
quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
prolificacy, rankness, fertility, richness - the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovely in their rankness"
productiveness, productivity - the quality of being productive or having the power to produce
aridity, barrenness, fruitlessness - the quality of yielding nothing of value
2.fruitfulness - the intellectual productivity of a creative imagination
creative thinking, creativeness, creativity - the ability to create
Translations
fruitfulness [ˈfruːtfʊlnɪs] N
1. [of soil] → fertilidad f, productividad f; [of plant] → fertilidad f, fecundidad f
2. (fig) [of discussion etc] → utilidad f
fruitfulness
n (lit, fig)Fruchtbarkeit f
fruitfulness [ˈfruːtfʊlnɪs] n (of discussion) → buon esito; (of soil) → fertilità
fruitfulness [ˈfruːtfʊlnɪs] n (of discussion) → buon esito; (of soil) → fertilità


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They prayed: "Endow them with continence and fruitfulness, and vouchsafe that their hearts may rejoice looking upon their sons and daughters.
The different degrees of this flood are such certain indications of the fruitfulness or sterility of the ensuing year, that it is publicly proclaimed in Cairo how much the water hath gained each night.
Farmers began to dread the coming of winter as they saw the dwindling of the timely fruitfulness of the earth.
 
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