productive

Meanings

• adjective

  Capable of producing; making something or bringing something about.

• adjective

  Yielding a large or great amount; fruitful.

• adjective

  Giving a large or great amount of useful or valuable output.

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Antonyms

baneful , counter-productive , counterproductive , destructive , nonproductive , ruinous , unproductive

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with productive
productive , unproductive , deproductive

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Variants

List of all variants of productive that leads to same result
productive , productively , productiveness , productivenesses , hyper-productive , hyper-productivity , hyperproductive , hyperproductivity

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Forms

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The verb form is 'produce'. Conjugations: produce, produces, produced, producing.

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Etymology

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From Old French productif, from produire ‘produce’.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'productivity' was first used in economics in the late 1800s.

2. In 2010, China became the world's most productive country in terms of agricultural output.

3. According to a study by the McKinsey Global Institute, productivity growth in the US has slowed down significantly since the 1970s.

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Related Concepts

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1. Efficiency: Productivity is often discussed in relation to efficiency, which refers to the ability to do things with minimal waste.

2. Work ethic: Productivity is also related to work ethic, which is the value placed on hard work and dedication to one's job or goals.

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Culture

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In literature and art, 'productive' is often associated with creativity, innovation, and success. For example, in the novel 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley, the society values productivity above all else.

How to Memorize "productive"

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   - Imagine a factory producing goods or a farmer growing a productive crop.

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'productive' starts with the letter 'p' and sounds like 'producing' or 'producible'.

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