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Meaning of "fructuous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FRUCTUOUS

From Latin frūctuōsus, from frūctus fruit + -ous.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FRUCTUOUS

fructuous  [ˈfrʌktjʊəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRUCTUOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fructuous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FRUCTUOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fructuous in the English dictionary

The definition of fructuous in the dictionary is productive or fruitful; fertile.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FRUCTUOUS


contemptuous
kənˈtɛmptjʊəs
continuous
kənˈtɪnjʊəs
fastuous
ˈfæstjʊəs
fatuous
ˈfætjʊəs
impetuous
ɪmˈpɛtjʊəs
incestuous
ɪnˈsɛstjʊəs
infructuous
ɪnˈfrʌktjʊəs
lituus
ˈlɪtjʊəs
presumptuous
prɪˈzʌmptjʊəs
spirituous
ˈspɪrɪtjʊəs
sumptuous
ˈsʌmptjʊəs
tempestuous
tɛmˈpɛstjʊəs
theftuous
ˈθɛftjʊəs
torrentuous
təˈrentjʊəs
tortuous
ˈtɔːtjʊəs
tumultuous
tjuːˈmʌltjʊəs
unctuous
ˈʌŋktjʊəs
unfructuous
ʌnˈfrʌktjʊəs
untumultuous
ˌʌntjuːˈmʌltjʊəs
voluptuous
vəˈlʌptjʊəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRUCTUOUS

fructan
fructed
Fructidor
fructiferous
fructiferously
fructification
fructified
fructifier
fructifies
fructify
fructive
fructivorous
fructose
fructuary
fructuate
fructuation
fructuously
fructuousness
frug
frugal

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRUCTUOUS

anfractuous
arduous
conspicuous
contiguous
deciduous
discontinuous
disingenuous
flatuous
inconspicuous
innocuous
promiscuous
sensuous
sinuous
strenuous
superfluous
tenuous
unambiguous
unpresumptuous
unvirtuous
virtuous

Synonyms and antonyms of fructuous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fructuous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRUCTUOUS

Find out the translation of fructuous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fructuous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fructuous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

fructuous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fructuosa
570 millions of speakers

English

fructuous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fructuous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

fructuous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

fructuous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

frutífera
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফলন্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fructueuse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berhemah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fruchtbare
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fructuous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fructuous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fructuous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fructuous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fructuous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निरुपयोगी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

meyveli •
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fruttuoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fructuous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

fructuous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fructuoase
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fructuous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voordelig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fructuous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Fructuous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fructuous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRUCTUOUS»

The term «fructuous» is used very little and occupies the 178.793 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRUCTUOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fructuous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fructuous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fructuous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRUCTUOUS»

Discover the use of fructuous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fructuous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Middle English Dictionary
Also unfructuouse. [From fructuous adj.] (a) Of land: barren, unproductive; of a tree: not producing fruit or vegetation; also fig. of a person; (b) profitless, pointless , worthless; also, leading to no good end, idle, vain. (a) (al382) WBible(l) Ex. 23.26: ...
Hans Kurath, Sherman McAllister Kuhn, Robert E. Lewis, 1998
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New Readings of Chaucer's Poetry
"BETH FRUCTUOUS AND THAT IN LITEL SPACE" THE ENGENDERING OF HARRY BAILLY The quotation in my title comes of course from Harry Bailly's instructions to the Parson who is about to deliver his "meditacioun" at the end of the ...
Robert G. Benson, Susan Janet Ridyard, 2003
3
An American Dictionary of the English Language: Containing ...
... Disnaturalize, Disustshured, Divestshur, Dutyus, Etfectual, linraptshur, Estuary, Estuste, Eventual, Expostulate, Factshlll', Fastuous, Festshur, Fisttlll, Flatulenoe, Flatuous, Fluctuate, Fortune, Fnctshur, Fructuous, Futshur, Garnitshur, Gestshur,  ...
Noah Webster, Chauncey Allen Goodrich, Noah Porter, 1850
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A Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibi ... ...
Fluctuate, Fluctshuatc, Fluctuate, Fluctuate, Fluctuate. Fortune, Fortshune, Fortshune, Fortune, Fracture, Fortune. Fractshur, Fractshure, Fractshure, Fracture . Fructuous, Fructshuous, Fructuous, Fructuous, Fructuous. Futshur, Garnitshur ...
Noah Webster, 1832
5
A Lexical Concordance to the Works of Geoffrey Chaucer: E-L
fruitful, edifying 1: fructuous[l] I PS 71 Beth fructuous, and that in litel space, fructus Lat. n. fruit 1: I'ructiisi I | I PS 869 I ne kan seye it noon ootherweyes in Englissh, but in Latyn it highte Centesimus fructus. fructyfye — 'fructifien v. fruit n.
Akio Oizumi, 2003
6
The Gentleman's Magazine (London, England)
As the word fructuous is used in the sense of fruitful in Douglass's Virgil, it seems to have demanded the notice of Dr. Jamieson, as aRowleian phrase, equally with went. Although it have little connexion with Dr. Jamieson's Dictionary, it may be ...
‎1813
7
Encyclopædia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of ...
Fructified oliue of foiles [leaves] faire and thicke, And redolent Cedre most dere worthy digued. Chaucer. A Balade of our Ladie, fol. 330. Telleth, quod he, your meditatioun, But hasteth you, thesonne wol adouo, Beth fructuous, and that in litel  ...
Encyclopaedia, Edward Smedley, 1845
8
The Century dictionary and cyclopedia: a work of universal ...
Beth fructuous, and that in litel space. Chaucer, Prol. to Parson's Tale, 1. 73. Wei may that Lond be called delytable and & fructuous Lond, that was bebledd and moyBted with the precyouse Blode of oure Lord JeBU Crist. Mandeville, Travels, p ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1906
9
The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the ...
Wei may that Lond be called delytable and a fructuous Lond, that was bebledd and moysted with the precyouse Blode of oure Lord Jesu Crist. Mandeville, Travels, p. 3. 2. Causing fertility. If water were of the oun nature fructuous, it must needs ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1914
10
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Wei may that Loud be called delytable and a fructuous Lond, that was bebledd and inoysted with the precyouse Blode of oure Lord Jesu Crist. Slandeville, Travels, p. 3. 2. Causing fertility. If water were of the oun n&ture fructuous, it must needs ...
‎1906

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRUCTUOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fructuous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Demolition was result of court order: Collector
They were informed that their petition was kept for arguments on July 1. The petition stands in fructuous as the structures cease to exist, stated ... «Oherald, Jun 15»
2
Tarragona's Treasured Times
In 259, during the persecution of Christians by Emperor Valerian, the city's bishop, Fructuous, and his deacons, Augurius and Eulogius were ... «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»
3
Kejriwal withdraws plea challenging bail bond in Gadkari case
The High Court had last asked him whether he was still interested in pursuing the matter since it was "in fructuous," in light of him already ... «The Hindu, May 15»
4
CSK devaluation referred to BCCI's legal cell
... (on the transfer of CSK's shares to a trust) had been passed by the IPL governing council on February 27, such a move would be in fructuous. «Cricbuzz, Apr 15»
5
SAS Nagar panchayat land deals: Defunct probe panel to be …
... “un-fructuous”, observing that it had committed in the high court to implement the tribunal's recommendations about identifying and punishing ... «Hindustan Times, Apr 15»
6
IHC dismisses plea against PTI MNAs' return to parliament
The prayers and the petition have become in fructuous as, admittedly, before the speaker could conclude the inquiry the resignations have ... «The Nation, Apr 15»
7
“The Indian tax system needs a complete overhaul”
The report flags the problem of in fructuous tax demands, stating that the Indian tax department has one of the worst recovery records in the ... «Hindu Business Line, Apr 15»
8
Govt mulls joint session to legislate pending bills
If there is a valid law in existence, an earlier law identical or otherwise pending in one of the houses as a bill, becomes in-fructuous,” finance ... «mydigitalfc.com, Feb 15»
9
TCS to withdraw pink slip, this time on pregnant lady
Hence, the petition stands dismissed as in fructuous.'' The judge, however, clarified that ''the other issues involved in this petition are kept ... «domain-B, Jan 15»
10
Mehbooba seeks GOI intervention for rebuilding JK's flood-hit …
... facilities are put to proper use without delay,” she said and added that otherwise these structures prove useless with in-fructuous expenditure. «GroundReport, Oct 14»

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