The difference between Fruitful and Successful
When used as adjectives, fruitful means favourable to the growth of fruit or useful vegetation, whereas successful means resulting in success.
check bellow for the other definitions of Fruitful and Successful
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Fruitful as an adjective:
Favourable to the growth of fruit or useful vegetation; fertile; not barren.
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Fruitful as an adjective:
Being productive in any sense; yielding benefits.
Examples:
"The extra work in the office turned out to be fruitful after all - I got promoted"
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Successful as an adjective:
Resulting in success; assuring, or promoting, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect
Examples:
"a successful use of medicine; a successful experiment; a successful enterprise"
"synonyms: prosperous fortunate happy"