fruitless
Bearing no fruit; barrenBearing no fruit; barren.
» Let's stop this fruitless argument.
Lasst uns diesen unnützen Streit beenden.
Прекратим этот бесполезный спор.
Давай прекратим этот бесполезный спор.
Давайте прекратим этот бесполезный спор.
Давайте закончим этот бесполезный спор.
Давай закончим этот бесполезный спор.
Закончим этот бесполезный спор.
Meaning
4 sensesBearing no fruit; barren.
erntelos
беспло́дныйbesplódnyj
(figuratively)Unproductive, useless.
The unskilled man’s attempt at fixing his car engine was fruitless.
fruchtlos, unfruchtbar, ergebnislos
беспло́дныйbesplódnyj, бесполе́зныйbespoléznyj, тще́тныйtščétnyj
unproductive of success
(rare)Of a diet, etc.: without fruit.
(archaic, figuratively)Of a person: unable to have children; barren, infertile.
The fruitless woman desperately wanted to have children.
unfruchtbar
Examples
13 sentencesLet's stop this fruitless argument.
ruПрекратим этот бесполезный спор.
deLasst uns diesen unnützen Streit beenden.
It's fruitless to press him further.
Тиснути на нього далі даремно.
Let's stop this fruitless discussion.
Давайте припинемо цю марну дискусію.
These meetings are infinite and fruitless.
ruЭти встречи бесконечны и безрезультатны.
After three fruitless attempts, he tried one last time.
deNach drei fruchtlosen Versuchen probierte er es noch ein letztes Mal.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Inherited from Middle English fruytles; equivalent to fruit + -less. Compare Middle EnglisInherited from Middle English fruytles; equivalent to fruit + -less. Compare Middle English withouten fruyt (“fruitless”, literally “without fruit”).
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Forms
more fruitless, most fruitless| Comparative | more fruitless Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most fruitless Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
25 synonyms- unproductive of success:bootlessfutilesleevelessvain
Antonyms
5 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form