fruitless
11fruitless — adjective failing to achieve what was wanted, especially after much effort : fruitless attempt/search/journey: a fruitless attempt to settle the dispute | So far, their search has been fruitless. opposite fruitful (1) fruitlessly adverb… …
12fruitless — adjective a) Useless; unproductive. The unskilled mans attempt at fixing his car engine was fruitless. b) Bearing no fruit; barren. The fruitless woman desperately wanted to have children …
13fruitless — adjective Date: 14th century 1. unsuccessful < a fruitless attempt > 2. lacking or not bearing fruit Synonyms: see futile • fruitlessly adverb • fruitlessness noun …
14fruitless — fruitlessly, adv. fruitlessness, n. /frooht lis/, adj. 1. useless; unproductive; without results or success: a fruitless search for the missing treasure. 2. bearing no fruit; barren. [1300 50; ME; see FRUIT, LESS] Syn. 1. futile, unavailing, vain …
15fruitless — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove, seem ADVERB ▪ completely, utterly ▪ largely ▪ appa …
16fruitless — fruit|less [ frutləs ] adjective producing no good results, especially despite a lot of work: All their efforts to find her proved fruitless. ─ opposite FRUITFUL ╾ fruit|less|ly adverb ╾ fruit|less|ness noun uncount …
17fruitless — adjective fruitless negotiations Syn: futile, vain, in vain, to no avail, to no effect, idle; pointless, useless, worthless, wasted, hollow; ineffectual, ineffective, inefficacious; unproductive, unrewarding, frustrating, profitless …
18fruitless — UK [ˈfruːtləs] / US [ˈfrutləs] adjective producing no good results, especially despite a lot of work All their efforts to find her proved fruitless. Derived words: fruitlessly adverb fruitlessness noun uncountable …
19fruitless — [ˈfruːtləs] adj producing no good results Ant: fruitful a fruitless search[/ex] …
20fruitless — fruit•less [[t]ˈfrut lɪs[/t]] adj. 1) useless; unproductive; without results or success: a fruitless search[/ex] 2) bot bearing no fruit; barren • Etymology: 1300–50 fruit′less•ly, adv. fruit′less•ness, n …
