productiveness

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noun

The state of being productive.

Similar
productivity
Opposite
unproductiveness
OriginEnglish productive ← Late Latin prōductīvus ← Latin prōdūcō →
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Meanings

nounproductiveness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state of being productive.

    Synonyms: productivity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state of being productive.

Similar
productivity

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe quality of being productive or having the power to produce

Similar
productivity
Opposite
unproductiveness
Broader
fruitfulnessfecundity
Also see
excessfruitfulnessproductivity

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  5. Proto-Italic*pro-
  6. Latinprō-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  9. Proto-Italic*doukō
  10. Latindūcō
  11. Latinprōdūcō
  12. Late Latinprōductīvus
  13. Englishproductive
  14. Englishproductiveness

From productive + -ness.

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APA

productiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/productiveness

MLA

“productiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/productiveness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “productiveness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/productiveness.

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