fruitless
Bearing no fruit; barrenBearing no fruit; barren.
» Let's stop this fruitless argument.
Lasst uns diesen unnützen Streit beenden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Прекратим этот бесполезный спор. — marafon
Давай прекратим этот бесполезный спор. — marafon
Давайте прекратим этот бесполезный спор. — marafon
Давайте закончим этот бесполезный спор. — marafon
Давай закончим этот бесполезный спор. — marafon
Закончим этот бесполезный спор. — marafon
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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. — marafon
deLasst uns diesen unnützen Streit beenden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
It's fruitless to press him further.
Тиснути на нього далі даремно. — aandrusiak
Let's stop this fruitless discussion.
Давайте припинемо цю марну дискусію. — deniko
These meetings are infinite and fruitless.
ruЭти встречи бесконечны и безрезультатны. — Tonari
After three fruitless attempts, he tried one last time.
deNach drei fruchtlosen Versuchen probierte er es noch ein letztes Mal. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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 |
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| Superlative | most fruitless Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
23 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