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fruitfulness

fruitfulness

6.0
The ability to think of many new ideas
  • noun
  • /ˈfruːt.fəl.nəs/
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  • Her fruitfulness as a writer is evident in the diverse range of books she has published.

And this fertility, this capacity to be interpreted in multiple ways kind of shows you the fruitfulness of the philosophy.

Examples

  • To be sure, it does not follow that the specific empirical conclusions reached by operating on this basis will always be correct, but that does not deny its scientific fruitfulness or its religious basis.

    Blog text (16)

  • And this fertility, this capacity to be interpreted in multiple ways kind of shows you the fruitfulness of the philosophy.

    Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

  • In our account of the major works that have attempted systematically to bring together ecclesiology and social-systems theory, the need for such a critical emphasis will become evident; my concluding remarks will suggest its fruitfulness in developing a properly theological but concrete understanding.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The artist's renowned fruitfulness has led to countless innovative works that inspire others.

  • The fruitfulness of their discussions resulted in many groundbreaking ideas for the new project.

Synonyms

creativity
vsfruitfulness
213 3.4

The ability to use imagination to make new ideas or things

is focused on intellectual productivity rather than on any specific tool or domain
creativeness
vsfruitfulness
1 3.3

Ability to think of new ideas and make new things

is framed as overall idea-producing ability rather than only inventive flair
fecundity
vsfruitfulness
  • Formal
9.1

The ability to produce many new ideas

is general intellectual productivity rather than especially rich imagination
procreativity
vsfruitfulness
9.1

Ability to come up with new ideas or works

is broader, covering general idea production rather than specific creative works
generativity
vsfruitfulness
8.7

A person's ability to make new ideas or things

is limited to intellectual idea production rather than biological reproduction or general creating

Antonyms

stagnation
19 6.8

A period when activity and growth stop, often in business or the economy

uncreativeness
7.5

Not having new ideas or ways of doing things

How Creative

innovation
310 3.9
originality
30 4.5
fruitfulness
6.0
creativity
213 3.4

Surface Forms

fruitfulness singular
fruitfulnesses plural

Morphology

fruitfulness = fruitful (semi-transparent) = fruit + ful + ness

The noun is formed from the adjective 'fruitful', but the sense 'intellectual productivity/creativity' is a figurative extension from literal productivity and requires an interpretive step.

Etymology

The word fruitfulness comes from fruit meaning 'produce' or 'result' and the endings -ful and -ness. Think of a tree full of fruit: when a person or idea is 'fruitful' it makes many good thoughts, so fruitfulness means creative productivity and many new ideas.