单词 | fruitlessness |
释义 | > as lemmasˈfruitlessness ˈfruitlessness n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [noun] > uselessness or unproductiveness fruitlessness1615 sterility1661 profitlessness1822 bootlessness1830 unfruitfulness1850 resultlessness1852 1615 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. III. O.T. xi. 403 Then she had griefe from hir owne fruitlesnesse. 1791 A. Radcliffe Romance of Forest II. xi. 122 She saw the inconvenience and fruitlessness of opposition. 1872 H. P. Liddon Some Elements Relig. v. 184 If by ‘God’ is meant only [etc.]..we need not read Spinoza to convince ourselves of the fruitlessness of prayer. < as lemmas |
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