Productive

/prəˈdʌktɪv/ adjective

Definition

achieving or producing a significant result

Etymology

from Latin productivus 'extending'

Kelly Says

Productive people produce results - their efforts really work and never desert!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምርታማ
ARالعربية
إنتاجي
BNবাংলা
উৎপাদনশীল
CACatalà
productiu
CSČeština
produktivní
DADansk
produktiv
DEDeutsch
produktiv
ELΕλληνικά
παραγωγικός
ESEspañol
productivo
FAفارسی
بهره ور
FISuomi
tuottava
FRFrançais
productif
GUGU
ઉત્પાદક
HAHA
mai yin aiki
HEעברית
פרודוקטיבי
HIहिन्दी
उत्पादक
HUMagyar
termelékeny
IDBahasa Indonesia
produktif
IGIG
ihe mmepụta
ITItaliano
produttivo
JA日本語
生産的
KKKK
өндіргіш
KMKM
ផលិតភាព
KO한국어
생산적인
MRMR
उत्पादक
MSBahasa Melayu
produktif
MYမြန်မာ
ထုတ်လုပ်မှု
NLNederlands
productief
NONorsk
produktiv
PAPA
ਉਤਪਾਦਕ
PLPolski
produktywny
PTPortuguês
produtivo
RORomână
productiv
RUРусский
производительный
SVSvenska
produktiv
SWKiswahili
wenye uzalishaji
TAதமிழ்
உত்பாதக
TEతెలుగు
ఉత్పాదక
THไทย
มีประสิทธิผล
TLTL
produktibo
TRTürkçe
üretken
UKУкраїнська
продуктивний
URاردو
پیدا واری
VITiếng Việt
sản xuất
YOYO
inudagba
ZH中文
多产的
ZUZU
umntana

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Productivity has been gendered through unpaid labor discourse: women's productive output (child-rearing, domestic work) was historically coded as less valuable than market productivity, shaping wage and recognition gaps.

Inclusive Usage

Use to measure output fairly across all work contexts. Ensure definitions of productivity don't invisibly devalue care work, emotional labor, or community contributions.

Inclusive Alternatives

["effective","efficient","impactful"]

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