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- Middle English · inherited fromfruitefull
- English todayfruitful
From Middle English fruitefull, equivalent to fruit + -ful. Compare Dutch vruchtvol, German fruchtvoll, Swedish fruktfull.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Favourable to the growth of fruit or useful vegetation; not barren. Full definition →
From Middle English fruitefull, equivalent to fruit + -ful. Compare Dutch vruchtvol, German fruchtvoll, Swedish fruktfull.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.