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fruit·less
(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.
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fruitless
(ˈfruːtlɪs)adj
1. yielding nothing or nothing of value; unproductive; ineffectual
2. without fruit
ˈfruitlessly adv
ˈfruitlessness n
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fruit•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.
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Adj. | 1. | fruitless - unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt" unproductive - not producing or capable of producing; "elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries" |
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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
useless effective, useful, profitable, productive, fruitful
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fruitless
adjectiveHaving no useful result:
Idiom: in vain.
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Translations
غَيْر مُثْمِر، عَقيم، غَيْر مُجْدٍ
marný
frugtløs
árangurslaus
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fruitless
[ˈfruːtləs] adj [attempt, search] → vain(e), infructueux/eusefruit machine n (British) → machine f à sousfruit salad n → salade f de fruitsfruit shop n → magasin m de fruitsfruit stall n → étalage m de fruitsfruit tree n → arbre m fruitierCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
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fruit
(fruːt) noun1. the part of a plant that produces the seed, especially when eaten as food. The fruit of the vine is the grape.
2. a result; something gained as a result of hard work etc. the fruit of his hard work.
verb to produce fruit. This tree fruits early.
ˈfruitful adjective producing (good) results. a fruitful meeting.
fruition (fruˈiʃən) noun an actual result; the happening of something that was thought of, hoped for etc. Her dreams came to fruition.
ˈfruitless adjective useless; with no results. a fruitless attempt.
ˈfruitlessly adverbˈfruity adjective
of or like fruit. a fruity taste; a fruity drink.
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 .
The plural fruits is used in talking about different types of fruit: oranges, mangoes and other fruits .
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