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Fruitless
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Meaning
Adj
●
In Fruits:
Bearing no
fruit
; barren.
●
Unproductive, useless.
●
In Fruits:
Of a person: unable to have children;
barren
, infertile.
●
In Fruits:
Of a
diet
, etc.: without fruit.
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Origin
fruitless
English
-less
English
-leas
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
leas
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
fruit
English
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Fruitful
Effective
Efficacious
Productive
Useful
Gainful
Related
Pointless
Meaningless
Counterproductive
Unproductive
Unfruitful
Ineffective
Unsuccessful
Worthless
Unnecessary
Hopeless
Nonsensical
Disastrous
Untenable
Quixotic
Frustrating
Ineffectual
Purposeless
Absurd
Impossible
Relentless
Unsatisfactory
Unjustified
Senseless
Inadequate
Unwarranted
Disappointing
Wasteful
Illusory
Failed
Trivial
Exhausting
Illogical
Laborious
Worthwhile
Needless
Frivolous
Perilous
Successful
Painful
Arduous
Strenuous
Deadly
Tedious
Inconsequential
Impotent
Incomplete
Flawed
Unfounded
Invalid
Irrelevant
Premature
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