fruitless

Speech parts

1. fruitless - Adjective

2. fruitless - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Lacking, or not bearing, fruit; barren; destitute of offspring; as, a fruitless tree or shrub; a fruitless marriage.

Productive of no advantage or good effect; vain; idle; useless; unprofitable; as, a fruitless attempt; a fruitless controversy.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

vain useless idle futile barren abortive ineffectual sleeveless unprofitable profitless bootless pyrrhic needless badlands sisyphean
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Antonyms

effective useful productive fruitful efficacious able
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Phrases with the word

fruitless attempt be fruitless fruitless errand fruitless hunt fruitless activity fruitless labor

Anagrams

resistful

Examples

A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find that after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us. John Steinbeck

Dreams grow holy put in action; work grows fair through starry dreaming, But where each flows on unmingling, both are fruitless and in vain. Adelaide Anne Procter

Experimental science is a craft and an art, and part of the art is knowing when to end a fruitless experiment. There is a danger of becoming obsessed with a fruitless experiment even if it goes nowhere. Martin Lewis Perl

Never think of any right effort as being fruitless. All right effort bears fruit, whether we see the results or not. Peace Pilgrim

I am astonished about those people who are ordered to prepare their provisions, then the start of the journey is announced, however they remain unmindful in their vain discussions and fruitless deeds. Hasan al-Basri

Loving one that does not love you, is a fruitless race. Spanish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

fruitique fruitive fruitivore fruitless activity fruitless attempt fruitless errand