profitlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈprɒfᵻtlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈprɑfətləs/

Forms: see profit n. and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: profit n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < profit n. + -less suffix.

Yielding no profit; unprofitable, useless.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > profitless or unrewarding

unspeedya1300

speedless13..

improfitablea1325

unthriftyc1374

unnotefula1400

rewardless1481

thriveless1521

unbehovablea1557

thriftless1568

profitless1574

ungainful1599

unprofiteda1616

unthriving1617

ungaining1632

endlessa1640

gainless1640

improficuous1650

unrewarding1651

uncompensated1775

unrepaying1829

ungainsome1832

blind alley1902

dead end1928

1574 E. Hake Compendious Fourme Educ. in Touchestone for Time Present sig. F4 Nothing is more profitlesse, nought looseth labour more.

1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing v. i. 4 I pray thee cease thy counsaile, Which falles into mine eares as profitlesse, As water in a syue.

1649 H. Hammond Christians Obligations vii. 170 An empty, profitlesse temptationlesse sin.

1710 A. Evans Apparition 14 False are our Hopes, and Profitless our Pains.

1798 S. T. Coleridge France in Fears & Solitude 18 O Liberty! with profitless endeavour Have I pursued thee.

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas IV. xii. vi. 408 He was of an intractable and profitless age.

1885 Manch. Examiner 12 Mar. 5/6 After four hours of utterly profitless talk a division was taken.

1939 Fortune Nov. 179/1 A profitless order is no more attractive or treated any better in the printing business than a profitless order in their own business.

1978 Fortune 31 Dec. 59 The two major lines have responded to adversity..by taking on one another in a fierce and profitless shootout over passenger fares.

1997 A. Sivanandan When Memory Dies ii. viii. 215 Just a lot of high-caste people working a profitless land and a lot of low-caste people stuck in profitless jobs.

Derivatives

ˈprofitlessly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adverb] > uselessly or unprofitably

wastelya1382

unnaita1400

unnaitlikea1400

ungainfully1593

ungainsomely1662

profitlessly1832

1832 Times 1 Dec. 4/6 The compte rendu has..profitlessly centred itself in M. Laffitte.

1934 C. P. Snow Search I. vi. 117 I sat until six o'clock, working profitlessly.

1991 Econ. Jrnl. 101 620 The conundrums explored in these circular chains of..reasoning could be greatly but profitlessly extended.

ˈprofitlessness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > uselessness or unproductiveness

fruitlessness1615

sterility1661

profitlessness1822

bootlessness1830

unfruitfulness1850

resultlessness1852

1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 281/1 Our presumption..must return in profitlessness and fatigue.

1914 Times 16 Jan. 28/6 Refining interests..had shared in the general profitlessness of the year.

2000 U.S. News & World Rep. 20 Mar. 50/1 Profitlessness is the norm in the dot-com world.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	profitless
释义	profitlessadj. Brit. /ˈprɒfᵻtlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈprɑfətləs/ Forms: see profit n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: profit n., -less suffix. Etymology: < profit n. + -less suffix. Yielding no profit; unprofitable, useless. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > profitless or unrewarding unspeedya1300 speedless13.. improfitablea1325 unthriftyc1374 unnotefula1400 rewardless1481 thriveless1521 unbehovablea1557 thriftless1568 profitless1574 ungainful1599 unprofiteda1616 unthriving1617 ungaining1632 endlessa1640 gainless1640 improficuous1650 unrewarding1651 uncompensated1775 unrepaying1829 ungainsome1832 blind alley1902 dead end1928 1574 E. Hake Compendious Fourme Educ. in Touchestone for Time Present sig. F4 Nothing is more profitlesse, nought looseth labour more. 1600 W. Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing v. i. 4 I pray thee cease thy counsaile, Which falles into mine eares as profitlesse, As water in a syue. View more context for this quotation 1649 H. Hammond Christians Obligations vii. 170 An empty, profitlesse temptationlesse sin. 1710 A. Evans Apparition 14 False are our Hopes, and Profitless our Pains. 1798 S. T. Coleridge France in Fears & Solitude 18 O Liberty! with profitless endeavour Have I pursued thee. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas IV. xii. vi. 408 He was of an intractable and profitless age. 1885 Manch. Examiner 12 Mar. 5/6 After four hours of utterly profitless talk a division was taken. 1939 Fortune Nov. 179/1 A profitless order is no more attractive or treated any better in the printing business than a profitless order in their own business. 1978 Fortune 31 Dec. 59 The two major lines have responded to adversity..by taking on one another in a fierce and profitless shootout over passenger fares. 1997 A. Sivanandan When Memory Dies ii. viii. 215 Just a lot of high-caste people working a profitless land and a lot of low-caste people stuck in profitless jobs. Derivatives ˈprofitlessly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adverb] > uselessly or unprofitably wastelya1382 unnaita1400 unnaitlikea1400 ungainfully1593 ungainsomely1662 profitlessly1832 1832 Times 1 Dec. 4/6 The compte rendu has..profitlessly centred itself in M. Laffitte. 1934 C. P. Snow Search I. vi. 117 I sat until six o'clock, working profitlessly. 1991 Econ. Jrnl. 101 620 The conundrums explored in these circular chains of..reasoning could be greatly but profitlessly extended. ˈprofitlessness n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > uselessness or unproductiveness fruitlessness1615 sterility1661 profitlessness1822 bootlessness1830 unfruitfulness1850 resultlessness1852 1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 281/1 Our presumption..must return in profitlessness and fatigue. 1914 Times 16 Jan. 28/6 Refining interests..had shared in the general profitlessness of the year. 2000 U.S. News & World Rep. 20 Mar. 50/1 Profitlessness is the norm in the dot-com world. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1574
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