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- US Pronunciation
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- [an-tahy, an-tee pruh-duhk-tiv]
- /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti prəˈdʌk tɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [an-tahy, an-tee pruh-duhk-tiv]
- /ˈæn taɪ, ˈæn ti prəˈdʌk tɪv/
Definitions of anti-productive word
- adjective anti-productive having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort. 1
- adjective anti-productive producing readily or abundantly; fertile: a productive vineyard. 1
- adjective anti-productive causing; bringing about (usually followed by of): conditions productive of crime and sin. 1
- adjective anti-productive Economics. producing or tending to produce goods and services having exchange value. 1
- adjective anti-productive Grammar. (of derivational affixes or patterns) readily used in forming new words, as the suffix -ness. 1
- adjective anti-productive (in language learning) of or relating to the language skills of speaking and writing (opposed to receptive). 1
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Origin of anti-productive
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
From the Medieval Latin word productīvus, dating back to 1605-15. See product, -ive
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Parts of speech for Anti-productive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
anti-productive popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for anti-productive
noun anti-productive
- aridities — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- aridity — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- barrenness — not producing or incapable of producing offspring; sterile: a barren woman.
- impotence — the condition or quality of being impotent; weakness.
- ineffectuality — not effectual; without satisfactory or decisive effect: an ineffectual remedy.
adv anti-productive
- inefficiently — not efficient; unable to effect or achieve the desired result with reasonable economy of means.
adverb anti-productive
- barrenly — Unfruitfully; unproductively.
- fruitlessly — In a fruitless manner.
- ineffectively — not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
- infertilely — In an infertile manner.
Antonyms for anti-productive
noun anti-productive
- efficacy — capacity for producing a desired result or effect; effectiveness: a remedy of great efficacy.
- capableness — The state or quality of being capable.
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