Fruitless
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɹuːtləs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Fruitless is an adjective meaning Bearing no fruit; barren.
Meaning
Bearing no fruit; barren.
More Meanings
- (figuratively) Unproductive, useless.
- (figuratively, archaic) Of a person: unable to have children; barren, infertile.
- (rare) Of a diet, etc.: without fruit.
Example Sentences
The unskilled man’s attempt at fixing his car engine was fruitless.
Here alſo ſprong that goodly golden fruit, / With which Acontius got his louer trew, / Whom he had long time ſought with fruitleſſe ſuit; […]
The Ways of Heav’n are dark and intricate, Puzzled in Mazes, and perplext with Errors; Our Underſtanding traces ’em in vain, Loſt and bewilder’d in the fruitleſs Search; […]
[W]hatever Preparations ſoever are made for the Salvation of Sinners, and of how long ſoever they are, yet the God-tempting, God-provoking, and fruitleſs Profeſſor is like to go without a Share therein: […]
Word Forms
- fruitlesse
Synonyms for fruitless
Depending on context, synonyms include bootless, barren, futile, gainless, idle, inane.
Antonyms for fruitless
Common opposites include fruitful, effective, efficacious, productive, useful.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unproductive, futile, bootless, vain, sleeveless, meaningless.
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