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Meaning of 'fruitless' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Fruitless [ a.]
- Lacking, or not bearing, fruit; barren; destitute of offspring; as, a fruitless tree or shrub; a fruitless marriage.
- Productive of no advantage or good effect; vain; idle; useless; unprofitable; as, a fruitless attempt; a fruitless controversy.

Meaning of 'fruitless' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . fruitless [ s]
Meaning (1):
- unproductive of success
Example in sentence:
  • a fruitless search;
  • a sleeveless errand;
  • a vain attempt;
  • futile years after her artistic peak

Nearby Words:

frubish fructed fructescence fructiculose fructidor fructiferuos fructification fructified fructify fructifying

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