unfruitful

[ uhn-froot-fuhl ]

/ ʌnˈfrut fəl /

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adjective

not providing satisfaction; unprofitable: unfruitful efforts.

not producing offspring; sterile: an unfruitful marriage.

not yielding good crops; infertile: unfruitful acres.

not bearing fruit; fruitless; barren: an unfruitful tree.

Origin of unfruitful

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at un-¹, fruitful

SYNONYMS FOR unfruitful

1 fruitless, unproductive, vain, unrewarding.

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OTHER WORDS FROM unfruitful

un·fruit·ful·ly, adverbun·fruit·ful·ness, noun

Words nearby unfruitful

unfriend, unfriended, unfriendly, unfrock, unfroze, unfruitful, unfulfilled, unfunded, unfunded debt, unfunny, unfurl

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Example sentences from the Web for unfruitful

Instead of doing this and having fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, they must rather reprove them.
The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians|G. G. Findlay
And they are unfruitful because, whilst they last, they yield no real satisfaction.
Expositions of Holy Scripture|Alexander Maclaren
In those days, almost fifty years ago, and in a small pioneer town, the fields open to women were few and unfruitful.
The Story of a Pioneer|Anna Howard Shaw
It is difficult to say that this proposition is false, but it certainly appears to be unfruitful.
Ancient Law|Sir Henry James Sumner Maine

The abstract conception is here, as everywhere in art, unfruitful.
Schopenhauer|Margrieta Beer

British Dictionary definitions for unfruitful

unfruitful

/ (ʌnˈfruːtfʊl) /

adjective

barren, unproductive, or unprofitable

failing to produce or develop into fruit

Derived forms of unfruitful

unfruitfully, adverbunfruitfulness, noun

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单词	unfruitful
释义	unfruitful [ uhn-froot-fuhl ] / ʌnˈfrut fəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unfruitful ON THESAURUS.COM adjective not providing satisfaction; unprofitable: unfruitful efforts. not producing offspring; sterile: an unfruitful marriage. not yielding good crops; infertile: unfruitful acres. not bearing fruit; fruitless; barren: an unfruitful tree. Origin of unfruitful Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at un-¹, fruitful SYNONYMS FOR unfruitful 1 fruitless, unproductive, vain, unrewarding. SEE SYNONYMS FOR unfruitful ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM unfruitful un·fruit·ful·ly, adverbun·fruit·ful·ness, noun Words nearby unfruitful unfriend, unfriended, unfriendly, unfrock, unfroze, unfruitful, unfulfilled, unfunded, unfunded debt, unfunny, unfurl Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unfruitful Instead of doing this and having fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, they must rather reprove them. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians\|G. G. Findlay And they are unfruitful because, whilst they last, they yield no real satisfaction. Expositions of Holy Scripture\|Alexander Maclaren In those days, almost fifty years ago, and in a small pioneer town, the fields open to women were few and unfruitful. The Story of a Pioneer\|Anna Howard Shaw It is difficult to say that this proposition is false, but it certainly appears to be unfruitful. Ancient Law\|Sir Henry James Sumner Maine The abstract conception is here, as everywhere in art, unfruitful. Schopenhauer\|Margrieta Beer British Dictionary definitions for unfruitful unfruitful / (ʌnˈfruːtfʊl) / adjective barren, unproductive, or unprofitable failing to produce or develop into fruit Derived forms of unfruitful unfruitfully, adverbunfruitfulness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to unfruitful fruitless, impotent, infertile, sterile, unproductive, nonproductive, unsuccessful, arid, barren, effete, useless, wasted, acarpous, infecund, unprolific, unrewarding
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unfruitful

adjective

Origin of unfruitful

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British Dictionary definitions for unfruitful

adjective

Derived forms of unfruitful

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