Associations to the word «Productive»

Wiktionary

PRODUCTIVE, adjective. Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.
PRODUCTIVE, adjective. Yielding good or useful results; constructive.
PRODUCTIVE, adjective. Of, or relating to the creation of goods or services.
PRODUCTIVE, adjective. (linguistics) (of an affix or word construction rule) Consistently applicable to any of an open set of words.
PRODUCTIVE, adjective. (medicine) Of a cough, producing mucus or sputum from the respiratory tract.
PRODUCTIVE, adjective. (medicine) Of inflammation, producing new tissue.

Dictionary definition

PRODUCTIVE, adjective. Producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration".
PRODUCTIVE, adjective. Having the ability to produce or originate; "generative power"; "generative forces".
PRODUCTIVE, adjective. Yielding positive results.
PRODUCTIVE, adjective. Marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.