Meaning

4 senses
  1. Bearing no fruit; barren.

    erntelos

    беспло́дныйbesplódnyj

  2. (figuratively)Unproductive, useless.

    The unskilled man’s attempt at fixing his car engine was fruitless.

    fruchtlos, unfruchtbar, ergebnislos

    беспло́дныйbesplódnyj, бесполе́зныйbespoléznyj, тще́тныйtščétnyj

    unproductive of success

  3. (rare)Of a diet, etc.: without fruit.

  4. (archaic, figuratively)Of a person: unable to have children; barren, infertile.

    The fruitless woman desperately wanted to have children.

    unfruchtbar

Examples

13 sentences
  1. Let's stop this fruitless argument.

    ruПрекратим этот бесполезный спор.

    deLasst uns diesen unnützen Streit beenden.

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  2. It's fruitless to press him further.

    Тиснути на нього далі даремно.

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  3. Let's stop this fruitless discussion.

    Давайте припинемо цю марну дискусію.

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  4. These meetings are infinite and fruitless.

    ruЭти встречи бесконечны и безрезультатны.

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  5. After three fruitless attempts, he tried one last time.

    deNach drei fruchtlosen Versuchen probierte er es noch ein letztes Mal.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
bearing no fruit; barren:
unproductive; useless:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
bearing no fruit; barren:
unproductive; useless:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English fruytles; equivalent to fruit + -less. Compare Middle Englis

Inherited 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
Comparativemore fruitless Lesson
Superlativemost fruitless Lesson

regular

Synonyms

25 synonyms

Antonyms

5 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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