📖 Definitions of "Fruitless"
adjective
- 1
Bearing no fruit; barren.
- 2
Unproductive, useless.
"The unskilled man’s attempt at fixing his car engine was fruitless."
- 3
Of a person: unable to have children; barren, infertile.
"The fruitless woman desperately wanted to have children."
- 4
Of a diet, etc.: without fruit.
🔄 Synonyms of "Fruitless"
5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| futile | Incapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting. |
| unproductive | Not productive; useless; fruitless. |
| sleeveless | (clothing) Of a garment, having no sleeves. |
| bootless | Profitless; pointless; unavailing. |
| vainverb | Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fruitless"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| unproductive | Not productive; useless; fruitless. |
| futile | Incapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting. |
| bootless | Profitless; pointless; unavailing. |
| vain | Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason. |
| sleeveless | (clothing) Of a garment, having no sleeves. |
| meaningless | Lacking meaning. |
| senseless | Lacking meaning or purpose; without common sense. |
| ineffectual | Unable or insufficient to produce effect. |
| ineffective | Not having the desired effect; ineffectual; otiose. |
| useless | Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action). |
| unhelpful | Not providing help or assistance; not helpful. |
| pointless | Having no purpose; purposeless; unable to effect an aim. |
| worthless | Having no worth or use; without value. |
| inefficient | Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious. |
| unsuccessful | Failed, not successful. |
| empty | Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant. |
| barren | (of places) Of poor fertility, infertile; not producing vegetation; desert, waste. |
| sterile | Germless; free from all living or viable microorganisms. |
| infertile | Not fertile. |
| no-win | Bound to end in failure. |
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