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fruitlessness

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fruit·less  (frtls)
adj.
1. Producing no fruit.
2. Unproductive of success: a fruitless search. See Synonyms at futile.

fruitless·ly adv.
fruitless·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fruitlessness - a lack of creative imagination
uncreativeness - a lack of creativity
2.fruitlessness - the quality of yielding nothing of value
quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
poorness - less than adequate; "the relative poorness of New England farmland"
unproductiveness - the quality of lacking the power to produce
fruitfulness, fecundity - the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth


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On the following morning they rose early, made another hearty meal, then loading themselves with buffalo meat, set out on their return to the camp, to report the fruitlessness of their mission.
He had found himself so strictly guarded that he soon perceived the fruitlessness of any attempt at escape.
 
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