fruitless 音标拼音: [fr'utləs]
a . 不结果的,不长果实的,无子的
不结果的,不长果实的,无子的
fruitless adj 1 :
unproductive of success ; "
a fruitless search "; "
futile years after her artistic peak "; "
a sleeveless errand "; "
a vain attempt " [
synonym : {
bootless }, {
fruitless }, {
futile },
{
sleeveless }, {
vain }]
Fruitless \
Fruit "
less \,
a .
1 .
Lacking ,
or not bearing ,
fruit ;
barren ;
destitute of offspring ;
as ,
a fruitless tree or shrub ;
a fruitless marriage . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Productive of no advantage or good effect ;
vain ;
idle ;
useless ;
unprofitable ;
as ,
a fruitless attempt ;
a fruitless controversy .
[
1913 Webster ]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
91 Moby Thesaurus words for "
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
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FRUITLESS Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster fruitless comes close to vain but often suggests long and arduous effort or severe disappointment
FRUITLESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary FRUITLESS meaning: 1 If an action or attempt to do something is fruitless, it is unsuccessful or produces nothing of… Learn more
FRUITLESS Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Fruitless definition: useless; unproductive; without results or success See examples of FRUITLESS used in a sentence
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Fruitless - definition of fruitless by The Free Dictionary 1 useless; unproductive; without results or success: a fruitless search 2 bearing no fruit; barren
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FRUITLESS Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster The words futile and vain are common synonyms of fruitless While all three words mean "producing no result," fruitless comes close to vain but often suggests long and arduous effort or severe disappointment
fruitless - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Inherited from Middle English fruytles; equivalent to fruit + -less Compare Middle English withouten fruyt (“fruitless”, literally “without fruit”)
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