productive
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
doing or achieving a lot of work in a short time.
achieving or producing a significant amount or yield; characterized by high efficiency and output.
Simple“I had a very productive morning and finished all my emails before lunch.”
In context“The research team enjoyed a highly productive decade, publishing over fifty papers in peer-reviewed journals and securing several major patents.”
Antonyms - 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
leading to a good or useful result.
yielding positive, useful, or constructive results in a professional or social context.
Simple“We had a productive meeting and finally agreed on a new plan.”
In context“Despite their initial disagreements, the two diplomats engaged in a productive dialogue that eventually led to a formal ceasefire.”
Synonyms - 03 C1 Advanced
used to describe a rule or ending that can be used to make many new words.
referring to a linguistic rule or morpheme that is currently used by speakers to form new words or grammatical structures.
Simple“The suffix '-ness' is very productive because you can add it to many adjectives to make nouns.”
In context“While some plural endings in English are fossilized, the '-s' suffix remains highly productive, being applied automatically to almost any new noun entering the language.”
SynonymsAntonymsunproductivefossilized - 04 C1 Advanced
a type of cough that produces mucus or phlegm.
characterized by the production of mucus or sputum from the respiratory tract.
Simple“The doctor asked if his cough was dry or productive.”
In context“The patient presented with a productive cough and chest pain, suggesting a possible lower respiratory tract infection rather than a simple viral cold.”
“A player to avoid - an asset unlikely to justify their price tag or be productive enough to win your league.”
“He suggests legislating in favour of “worker AI”, by which employees could use expert systems based on machine-learning to help them be more productive, so that nurses, for instance, could take more medical decisions.”
Borrowed from Late Latin productivus, equivalent to product + -ive.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.