Found 2 items, similar to Fruitless.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: fruitless
fruitless
adj : unproductive of success;
“a fruitless search”;
“futile years
after her artistic peak”;
“a sleeveless errand”;
“a
vain attempt” [syn:
bootless,
futile,
sleeveless,
vain]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Fruitless
Fruitless
\Fruit"less\, a.
1. Lacking, or not bearing, fruit; barren; destitute of
offspring; as, a fruitless tree or shrub; a fruitless
marriage. --Shak.
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2. Productive of no advantage or good effect; vain; idle;
useless; unprofitable; as, a fruitless attempt; a
fruitless controversy.
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They in mutual accusation spent
The fruitless hours. --Milton.
Syn: Useless; barren; unprofitable; abortive; ineffectual;
vain; idle; profitless. See
Useless. --
Fruit"less*ly, adv. --
Fruit"lness*ness, n.
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