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View usage for: unfruitful in British English (ʌnˈfruːtfʊl) adjective1. barren, unproductive, or unprofitable 2. failing to produce or develop into fruit Derived forms unfruitfully (unˈfruitfully) adverb unfruitfulness (unˈfruitfulness) noun unfruitful in American English (ʌnˈfrutfəl) adjective1. not reproducing; barren; unproductive 2. yielding no worthwhile result; fruitless; unprofitable SIMILAR WORDS: ˈsterile Derived forms unfruitfully (unˈfruitfully) adverb Examples of 'unfruitful' in a sentenceunfruitful It was proving a decidedly unfruitful day, and by the time they drew up at Greystones College, he had had enough of it.] and said, `Lord and Father We will no longer be unfruitful ! Synonyms of 'unfruitful'unprofitable, fruitless, unproductive, unrewarding barren, sterile, unproductive, infertile More Synonyms of unfruitful an unfruitful area of conjecture Synonyms Opposites rewarding , productive , fruitful Synonyms Opposites productive , fertile , prolific , abundant , fruitful , profuse , fecund Additional synonymsDefinition producing nothing of value It was a fruitless search. Synonyms useless, vain, unsuccessful, in vain, pointless, futile, unproductive, abortive, to no avail, ineffectual, unprofitable, to no effect, unavailing, unfruitful, profitless, bootlessDefinition (of soil) not productive The waste is dumped, making the surrounding land infertile. Synonyms barren, unproductive, nonproductive, unfruitful, infecund Definition (of plants) not producing or bearing seeds a sterile male Synonyms barren (archaic), infertile, unproductive, infecund Nearby words ofunfruitful - unfounded
- unfrequented
- unfriendly
- unfruitful
- unfurl
- ungainly
- ungodly
Additional synonymsDefinition not producing any worthwhile results They are aware much of their time and effort is unproductive. Synonyms useless, futile, fruitless, vain, idle, ineffective, worthless, unprofitable, unrewarding, valueless, unavailing, otiose, bootless, unremunerative, inefficaciousincreasingly unproductive land Synonyms barren, sterile, infertile, dry, fruitless, unprolific |