productive Meaning & Definition
What Does Productive Mean?
Productive is an adjective that means Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile. It can also mean Yielding good or useful results; constructive.
Productive at a Glance
| Part of speech | adjective |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/ |
| Syllables | 3 |
| Synonyms | rich, bearing and fecund |
| Antonyms | consumptive, unproductive and baneful |
| Comparative / superlative | more productive, most productive |
Productive Definition (Adjective)
- Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.
- Yielding good or useful results; constructive.
- Of, or relating to the creation of goods or services.
- Consistently applicable to any of an open set of words.
- Of a cough, producing mucus or sputum from the respiratory tract.
- Of inflammation, producing new tissue.
- A type of set of natural numbers, related to mathematical logic; a set S is productive if there exists a total recursive function f such that ∀x∈ℕ, Wx⊆S⇒f(x)∈A∖Wx, where Wx is a recursive function whose Gödel number is x.
a productive set
Adjective
- (of an affix or word construction rule) Consistently applicable to any of an open set of words.
- A type of set of natural numbers, related to mathematical logic.
a productive set
Synonyms of Productive
Antonyms of Productive
Productive in a Sentence
a productive set
Word Forms & Grammar
productive (comparative more productive, superlative most productive)
Words That Rhyme With Productive
Origin of Productive
Borrowed from Late Latin productivus, equivalent to product + -ive.
Pronouncing Productive
The standard pronunciation of productive is /pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/, spoken in 3 syllables, with the main stress on the second syllable (dʌk).
Questions People Ask About Productive
What part of speech is productive?
Productive is an adjective.
What is another word for productive?
Close synonyms of productive are rich, bearing and fecund. See the full list of productive synonyms and antonyms.
What is the opposite of productive?
Words opposite in meaning to productive are consumptive, unproductive, baneful and barren.
What are the comparative and superlative forms of productive?
The comparative form is more productive and the superlative form is most productive.