fructuous

fruc·tu·ous

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fruhk-choo-uh s]
- /ˈfrʌk tʃu əs/
- /frˈʌktʃuːəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fruhk-choo-uh s]
- /ˈfrʌk tʃu əs/

Definitions of fructuous word

adjective fructuous productive; fertile; profitable: a fructuous region, rich in natural resources. 1
noun fructuous Full of or producing a great deal of fruit. 1
adjective fructuous productive or fruitful; fertile 0
adjective fructuous fruitful; productive 0

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Origin of fructuous

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English < Latin frūctuōsus, derivative of frūctus fruit; see -ous

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Parts of speech for Fructuous

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fructuous

fructuous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

fructuous usage trend in Literature

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