fructuous
adjective
fruc·tu·ous ˈfrək-chə-wəs 
ˈfru̇k,
-chü-əs
: fruitful
a fructuous land
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In Latin the word fructus means both "fruit" and "enjoyment" or "use." A rich crop of English derivatives grew from that root, including "fructuous," "fructose" (a sugar found in fruits), "fruition" ("the state of bearing fruit"), "usufruct" ("the right to use or enjoy something"), and even "fruit" itself. "Fructuous" comes from the Middle French adjective fructueux and the Latin adjective fructuosus, both ultimately derived from "fructus."
Synonyms
- cornucopian
- fat
- fecund
- fertile
- fruitful
- lush
- luxuriant
- productive
- prolific
- rich
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Example Sentences
settlers gradually migrated from the rocky shores to more fructuous lands
Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
fructuous
adjective
as in prolific
producing abundantly settlers gradually migrated from the rocky shores to more fructuous lands Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- prolific
- fertile
- rich
- fruitful
- productive
- lush
- creative
- fecund
- abundant
- inventive
- generative
- producing
- bearing
- fat
- generous
- luxuriant
- plenitudinous
- cornucopian
- plentiful
- bountiful
- yielding
- liberal
- original
- copious
- abounding
- teeming
- bursting
- flourishing
- swarming
- blooming
- thriving
- plenteous
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dead
- barren
- unproductive
- sterile
- sparse
- infertile
- unfruitful
- spare
- meager
- skimpy
- meagre
- unfertile
- scanty
- scant
- skimp
- radio control
- radio direction finder
- radio electrician
- radio engineering
- radio field intensity
- radio field strength
- radio fix
- radio frequency
- radio galaxy
- radio link
- radio marker
- radio meteor
- radio navigation
- radio observatory
- radio proximity fuse
- radio range
- radio range beacon
- radio range station
- radio receiver
- radio relay
- radio set
- radio silence
- radio source
- radio spectrum
- radio star