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fruitless
fruit·less F0345200 (fro͞ot′lĭs)adj.1. Producing no fruit: a withered, fruitless lemon tree.2. Not leading to success; unproductive: a fruitless search. See Synonyms at futile.
fruit′less·ly adv.fruit′less·ness n.fruitless (ˈfruːtlɪs) adj1. yielding nothing or nothing of value; unproductive; ineffectual2. without fruit ˈfruitlessly adv ˈfruitlessness nfruit•less (ˈfrut lɪs)
adj. 1. useless; unproductive; without results or success: a fruitless search. 2. bearing no fruit; barren. [1300–50] fruit′less•ly, adv. fruit′less•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | fruitless - unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"bootless, futile, sleeveless, vainunproductive - not producing or capable of producing; "elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries" |
fruitlessadjective useless, vain, unsuccessful, in vain, pointless, futile, unproductive, abortive, to no avail, ineffectual, unprofitable, to no effect, unavailing, unfruitful, profitless, bootless It was a fruitless search.
useless effective, useful, profitable, productive, fruitfulfruitlessadjectiveHaving no useful result:barren, bootless, futile, unavailing, unprofitable, unsuccessful, useless, vain.Idiom: in vain.Translationsfruit (fruːt) noun1. the part of a plant that produces the seed, especially when eaten as food. The fruit of the vine is the grape. 水果 水果2. a result; something gained as a result of hard work etc. the fruit of his hard work. 成果 成果 verb to produce fruit. This tree fruits early. 結果實 结果实ˈfruitful adjective producing (good) results. a fruitful meeting. 富有成效的 富有成效的fruition (fruˈiʃən) noun an actual result; the happening of something that was thought of, hoped for etc. Her dreams came to fruition. 實現 实现ˈfruitless adjective useless; with no results. a fruitless attempt. 無效果的 无效果的ˈfruitlessly adverb 無效果地 无效果地ˈfruity adjective of or like fruit. a fruity taste; a fruity drink. 果味的 果味的
fruit is a collective noun taking a singular verb: Fruit is good for you ; The tree bears fruit (not fruits ).
The plural fruits is used in talking about different types of fruit: oranges, mangoes and other fruits . EncyclopediaSeefruitfruitless
Related to fruitless: fruitlesslySynonyms for fruitlessadj uselessSynonyms- useless
- vain
- unsuccessful
- in vain
- pointless
- futile
- unproductive
- abortive
- to no avail
- ineffectual
- unprofitable
- to no effect
- unavailing
- unfruitful
- profitless
- bootless
Antonyms- effective
- useful
- profitable
- productive
- fruitful
Synonyms for fruitlessadj having no useful resultSynonyms- barren
- bootless
- futile
- unavailing
- unprofitable
- unsuccessful
- useless
- vain
Synonyms for fruitlessadj unproductive of successSynonyms- bootless
- futile
- sleeveless
- vain
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