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Fruitless

Fruitless Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Fruitless? [adj] unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Fruitless: bootless \| futile \| sleeveless \| unproductive \| vain Related Terms \| Find terms related to Fruitless: abortive \| acarpous \| arid \| barren \| bootless \| celibate \| childless \| counterproductive \| desert \| desolate \| drained \| dried-up \| dry \| effete \| empty \| etiolated \| exhausted \| failed \| failing \| fallow \| fatuitous \| fatuous \| feckless \| foiled \| frustrated \| futile \| gainless \| gaunt \| gelded \| idle \| impotent \| inadequate \| inane \| ineffective \| ineffectual \| inefficacious \| infecund \| infertile \| inoperative \| invalid \| issueless \| jejune \| lame \| leached \| manque \| menopausal \| miscarried \| miscarrying \| nonfertile \| nonproducing \| nonproductive \| nonprolific \| nonremunerative \| nugacious \| nugatory \| of no effect \| of no force \| otiose \| pointless \| profitless \| rewardless \| sine prole \| sterile \| stickit \| stillborn \| successless \| sucked dry \| teemless \| thwarted \| unavailable \| unavailing \| uncultivated \| unfertile \| unfortunate \| unfruitful \| unplowed \| unproductive \| unprofitable \| unprolific \| unremunerative \| unrewarding \| unsown \| unsuccessful \| untilled \| useless \| vain \| virgin \| waste \| wasted \| without issue \| worthless See Also \| Fruitless In Webster's Dictionary \Fruit"less\, a. 1. Lacking, or not bearing, fruit; barren; destitute of offspring; as, a fruitless tree or shrub; a fruitless marriage. --Shak. 2. Productive of no advantage or good effect; vain; idle; useless; unprofitable; as, a fruitless attempt; a fruitless controversy. They in mutual accusation spent The fruitless hours. --Milton. Syn: Useless; barren; unprofitable; abortive; ineffectual; vain; idle; profitless. See {Useless}. -- {Fruit"lessly}, adv. -- {Fruit"lnessness}, n.

Fruitless Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fruitless?

[adj] unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"

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Fruitless In Webster's Dictionary

\Fruit"less\, a.
1. Lacking, or not bearing, fruit; barren; destitute of
   offspring; as, a fruitless tree or shrub; a fruitless
   marriage. --Shak.

2. Productive of no advantage or good effect; vain; idle;
   useless; unprofitable; as, a fruitless attempt; a
   fruitless controversy.

         They in mutual accusation spent The fruitless hours.
                                               --Milton.

Syn: Useless; barren; unprofitable; abortive; ineffectual;
     vain; idle; profitless. See {Useless}. --
     {Fruit"less*ly}, adv. -- {Fruit"lness*ness}, n.

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