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fruitless [ˈfruːtlɪs] adj
1. yielding nothing or nothing of value; unproductive; ineffectual 2. without fruit fruitlessly adv fruitlessness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
fruitless adjective 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, fruitful Translations fruitless adj (= vain) search, talks, effort, morning, hour → fruchtlos, erfolglos; attempt → vergeblich; to spend long and fruitless hours searching → stundenlang vergeblich suchen; it’s a fruitless exercise → es ist verlorene Mühe; it is fruitless to try → es ist zwecklos or sinnlos, es zu versuchen; to prove fruitless → sich als erfolglos or vergeblich erweisen (Bot, = infertile) → unfruchtbar How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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