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fruitless
What does fruitless mean?
fruitless (adjective): unproductive, useless.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use fruitless in a sentence?
- The unskilled man’s attempt at fixing his car engine was fruitless. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce fruitless?
/ˈfɹutləs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does fruitless come from?
Inherited from Middle English fruytles; equivalent to fruit + -less.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of fruitless?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “fruitless”?
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What does “fruitless” mean?
very uncommon; scarce
Not quite: that's what rare means.
in complete agreement
Not quite: that's what unanimous means.
unproductive, useless
Right! That's what “fruitless” means.
responsive to stimuli
Not quite: that's what sensitive means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “fruitless”?
futile
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public
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strong
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entire
Not quite: entire means something else.
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