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productive |
Grep of noun productive productiveness Overview of adj productive The adj productive has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (8) productive -- (producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration") 2. (1) generative, productive -- (having the ability to produce or originate; "generative power"; "generative forces") 3. (1) productive -- (yielding positive results) 4. fat, fertile, productive, rich -- (marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil") Antonyms of adj productive 4 senses of productive Sense 1 productive (vs. unproductive) unproductive (vs. productive) => bootless, fruitless, futile, sleeveless, vain => dry => nonproductive Sense 2 generative (vs. consumptive), productive Sense 3 productive INDIRECT (VIA successful) -> unsuccessful Sense 4 fat, fertile, productive, rich INDIRECT (VIA fruitful) -> unfruitful Similarity of adj productive 4 senses of productive Sense 1 productive (vs. unproductive) => amentiferous, amentaceous => arable, cultivable, cultivatable, tillable => bearing => fecund, fertile, prolific => fissiparous => fruitful, profitable => oil-bearing => rich Also See-> creative#1, originative#1; fertile#1; fruitful#1; profitable#1; successful#1 Sense 2 generative (vs. consumptive), productive => creative, originative Sense 3 productive => successful (vs. unsuccessful) Sense 4 fat, fertile, productive, rich => fruitful (vs. unfruitful) Attributes of adj productive Familiarity of adj productive productive used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj productive counterproductive nonproductive productive reproductive unproductive Overview of adj productive The adj productive has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (8) productive -- (producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration") 2. (1) generative, productive -- (having the ability to produce or originate; "generative power"; "generative forces") 3. (1) productive -- (yielding positive results) 4. fat, fertile, productive, rich -- (marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil")
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