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   Fruit·less

   /ˈfro͞otləs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. failing to achieve the desired results; unproductive or useless: "his fruitless attempts to publish poetry"
   • 2. (of a tree or plant) not producing fruit: "a banana leaf from a fruitless palm"

   Derivatives

   • 1. fruitlessly adverb
   • 2. fruitlessness noun

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   What is the difference between futile and fruitless?

   • futile, vain, fruitless mean producing no result. futile may connote completeness of failure or unwisdom of undertaking. vain usually implies simple failure to achieve a desired result. fruitless comes close to vain but often suggests long and arduous effort or severe disappointment. They made a fruitless attempt to find a solution.

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   What is a fruitless search?

   • Fruitless actions, events, or efforts do not achieve anything at all. It was a fruitless search. Talks have so far been fruitless. Four years of negotiation ended fruitlessly last December. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2.

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   What does fruitless mean?

   • fruitless comes close to vain but often suggests long and arduous effort or severe disappointment. They made a fruitless attempt to find a solution. It would be fruitless to continue. Recent Examples on the Web ProPublica and Capital & Main’s attempts to contact the owners were also fruitless.

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   What is a fruitless tree?

   • Fruitless tree varieties that produce little or no fruit at all include “Krauter Vesuvius” and “Purple Pony” (P. cerasifera). “Vesuvius” grows up to 20 feet tall, with dark, blackish-purple leaves and single, pale-pink flowers. “Pony” reaches up to 12 feet tall with deep purple foliage and light pink flowers that bloom with new leaf growth.

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   Fruitless means producing no result or lacking fruit. Learn the synonyms, antonyms, examples, and word history of fruitless from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Fruitless definition: useless; unproductive; without results or success. See examples of FRUITLESS used in a sentence.

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   Fruitless means unsuccessful or not productive. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see synonyms and antonyms, and find translations in other languages.

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   Fruitless means unsuccessful or not productive. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with synonyms, antonyms, and examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   Fruitless things are futile or pointless. If your search for your missing car keys is fruitless, you don't find them no matter how hard you look. You can call a fruitless search a wild goose chase — despite your efforts, you're unsuccessful.

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   3 days ago · Fruitless means not achieving anything or bearing no fruit. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, with synonyms and examples from Collins English Dictionary.

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   Fruitless means producing no useful results. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences, synonyms, antonyms and pronunciation with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.