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Fruitful vs Generous - What's the difference?

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Fruitful is a related term of generous.


As adjectives the difference between fruitful and generous

is that fruitful is favourable to the growth of fruit or useful vegetation; fertile; not barren while generous is (obsolete) of noble birth.

fruitful

English

Alternative forms

* fruitfull (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Favourable to the growth of fruit or useful vegetation; fertile; not barren.
  • Being productive in any sense; yielding benefits.
    • The extra work in the office turned out to be fruitful after all - I got promoted

    Quotations

    * Genesis, I, 22 *: And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful , and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * unfruitful * barren * infertile

    Related terms

    * fruitfully * fruitfulness

    References

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    generous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Of noble birth.
  • Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous.
    • Thank you for your generous words.
  • Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed.
    • She's been extremely generous with her winnings.
  • Large, more than ample, copious.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * generosity