productiveness

pro·duc·tive

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pruh-duhk-tiv]
- /prəˈdʌk tɪv/
- /prəˈdʌktɪvnəs /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pruh-duhk-tiv]
- /prəˈdʌk tɪv/

Definitions of productiveness word

adjective productiveness having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort. 1
adjective productiveness producing readily or abundantly; fertile: a productive vineyard. 1
adjective productiveness causing; bringing about (usually followed by of): conditions productive of crime and sin. 1
adjective productiveness Economics. producing or tending to produce goods and services having exchange value. 1
adjective productiveness Grammar. (of derivational affixes or patterns) readily used in forming new words, as the suffix -ness. 1
adjective productiveness (in language learning) of or relating to the language skills of speaking and writing (opposed to receptive). 1

See all 6 definitions of productiveness

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Origin of productiveness

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

From the Medieval Latin word productīvus, dating back to 1605-15. See product, -ive

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Parts of speech for Productiveness

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Productiveness

productiveness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for productiveness

noun productiveness

efficiency — the state or quality of being efficient, or able to accomplish something with the least waste of time and effort; competency in performance.
fertility — the state or quality of being fertile.
fruitfulness — producing good results; beneficial; profitable: fruitful investigations.
knowhow — knowledge of how to do something; faculty or skill for a particular activity; expertise: Designing a computer requires a lot of know-how.
luxuriance — luxuriant growth or productiveness; rich abundance; lushness.

All 13 Synonyms of productiveness

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