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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fruit•less /ˈfrutlɪs/USA pronunciation adj. - not producing results or success:a fruitless search.
fruit•less•ly, adv. fruit•less•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fruit•less (fro̅o̅t′lis),USA pronunciation adj. - useless;
unproductive;
without results or success:a fruitless search for the missing treasure. - Botanybearing no fruit;
barren.
- 1300–50; Middle English; see fruit, -less
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . futile, unavailing, vain.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . sterile.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . useful, profitable.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . fertile.
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