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- Dictionaryfruitless/ˈfruːtləs/
adjective
- 1. failing to achieve the desired results; unproductive or useless: "his fruitless attempts to publish poetry"
- 2. (of a tree or plant) not producing fruit: "a banana leaf from a fruitless palm"
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FRUITLESS definition: 1. If an action or attempt to do something is fruitless, it is unsuccessful or produces nothing of…. Learn more.
The meaning of FRUITLESS is unsuccessful. How to use fruitless in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Fruitless.
FRUITLESS meaning: 1. If an action or attempt to do something is fruitless, it is unsuccessful or produces nothing of…. Learn more.
Fruitless definition: useless; unproductive; without results or success. See examples of FRUITLESS used in a sentence.
Synonyms for FRUITLESS: unsuccessful, futile, useless, unavailing, vain, abortive, unprofitable, unproductive; Antonyms of FRUITLESS: successful, effective, efficient, fruitful, profitable, productive, virtuous, deadly.
Definition of 'fruitless' Word Frequency. fruitless. (fruːtləs ) adjective. Fruitless actions, events, or efforts do not achieve anything at all. It was a fruitless search. Talks have so far been fruitless. Synonyms: useless, vain, unsuccessful, in vain More Synonyms of fruitless. fruitlessly adverb [ADVERB with verb]
Fruitless things are futile or pointless. If your search for your missing car keys is fruitless, you don't find them no matter how hard you look. You can call a fruitless search a wild goose chase — despite your efforts, you're unsuccessful.
