Productive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly)

having the ability to produce or originate

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹədˈʌktɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹədˈʌktɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹədˈʌktɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹədˈʌktɪv/.

Examples

productive farmland
his productive years
a productive collaboration

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fat fertile generative rich

Antonyms

consumptive unproductive

Parts of Speech

adjective	producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly) “productive farmland”
adjective	having the ability to produce or originate “generative power”
adjective	yielding positive results
adjective	marked by great fruitfulness “fertile farmland”

Word Forms

productiveness	noun	the quality of being productive or having the power to produce
productivity	noun	the quality of being productive or having the power to produce
generate	verb	produce (energy)
fertility	noun	the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth
richness	noun	the quality of having high intrinsic value

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

produktiv

produzieren oder produzieren können (besonders reichlich)

🇫🇷French

productif

produisant ou capable de produire (surtout abondamment)

🇪🇸Spanish

productivo

producir o ser capaz de producir (especialmente en abundancia)

🇮🇹Italian

produttivo

produrre o capace di produrre (soprattutto abbondantemente)

🇳🇱Dutch

productief

producerend of in staat om te produceren (vooral overvloedig)

🇵🇹Portuguese

produtivo

produzindo ou capaz de produzir (especialmente abundantemente)

🇷🇺Russian

продуктивный

производящий или способный производить (особенно в изобилии)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्पादक

उत्पादन या उत्पादन करने में सक्षम (विशेष रूप से प्रचुर मात्रा में)

🇧🇩Bengali

উত্পাদনশীল

উত্পাদন বা উত্পাদন করতে সক্ষম (বিশেষত প্রচুর পরিমাণে)

🇮🇳Tamil

உற்பத்தி

உற்பத்தி அல்லது உற்பத்தி செய்யும் திறன் (குறிப்பாக ஏராளமாக)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉత్పాదక

ఉత్పత్తి చేయడం లేదా ఉత్పత్తి చేయగల సామర్థ్యం (ముఖ్యంగా సమృద్ధిగా)

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्पादक

उत्पादन किंवा उत्पादन करण्यास सक्षम (विशेषत: मुबलक प्रमाणात)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્પાદક

ઉત્પાદન અથવા ઉત્પાદન કરવામાં સક્ષમ (ખાસ કરીને પુષ્કળ પ્રમાણમાં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉತ್ಪಾದಕ

ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಹೇರಳವಾಗಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉൽപ്പാദനക്ഷമമായ

ഉൽപ്പാദിപ്പിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉത്പാദിപ്പിക്കാൻ കഴിവുള്ളവർ (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് സമൃദ്ധമായി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਤਪਾਦਕ

ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਸਮਰੱਥ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਭਰਪੂਰ)

🇵🇰Urdu

پیداواری

پیدا کرنا یا پیدا کرنے کے قابل (خاص طور پر کثرت سے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

富有成效的

生产或能够生产（尤其是大量生产）

🇯🇵Japanese

生産的な

（特に大量に）生産する、または生産する能力がある

🇰🇷Korean

생기게 하는

생산하거나 생산할 수 있는(특히 풍부하게)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

năng suất

sản xuất hoặc có khả năng sản xuất (đặc biệt dồi dào)

🇹🇭Thai

มีประสิทธิผล

ผลิตหรือผลิตได้ (โดยเฉพาะอย่างอุดมสมบูรณ์)

🇮🇩Indonesian

produktif

memproduksi atau mampu memproduksi (terutama berlimpah)

🇵🇭Filipino

produktibo

gumagawa o may kakayahang gumawa (lalo na sagana)

🇲🇾Malay

produktif

menghasilkan atau mampu menghasilkan (terutama dengan banyaknya)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منتجة

المنتجة أو القادرة على الإنتاج (خاصة بكثرة)

🇮🇷Persian

مولد

تولید یا توانایی تولید (به ویژه به میزان فراوان)

🇹🇷Turkish

üretken

Üreten veya üretebilen (özellikle bol miktarda)

🇮🇱Hebrew

פּרוּדוּקטִיבִי

לייצר או מסוגל לייצר (במיוחד בשפע)

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