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fruitlessness

/ˈfɹutɫəsnəs/ noun

The quality of being fruitless.

Word Origin A hybrid: Latin fructus 'fruit' + Old English -leas 'lacking' + -ness 'state' — so fruitlessness is the state of lacking fruit, i.e., unproductiveness. The -less suffix is from Old English leas, which also gives us 'less' itself. Related words: fruitful (full of fruit), fruition (enjoyment), and frugality (from the same Latin root frui 'to enjoy').

noun The quality of being fruitless. countable

After years of fruitlessness, they finally abandoned the project.

(名词) 无果效性；徒劳；无效

经过多年徒劳无功后，他们最终放弃了该项目。

(sustantivo) inutilidad; infructuosidad; esterilidad [La cualidad de ser infructuoso; inutilidad.]

Tras años de inutilidad, finalmente abandonaron el proyecto.

(nom) stérilité; vanité; futilité; inutilité [Caractère de ce qui est vain, infructueux et ne produit aucun résultat.]

Après des années de fruitlessness, ils ont finalement abandonné le projet.

(Substantiv) Erfolglosigkeit; Fruchtlosigkeit [Die Eigenschaft, keine Ergebnisse, Erfolge oder Nutzen zu bringen; Erfolglosigkeit.]

Nach Jahren der **fruitlessness** gaben sie das Projekt schließlich auf.

(名詞) 実りがない性質。何の成果も得られないこと。

長年のむだ骨の末、彼らはついにそのプロジェクトを断念した。

(substantivo) infrutuosidade; esterilidade; inutilidade [A qualidade de ser infrutífero ou inútil.]

Depois de anos de improdutividade, eles finalmente abandonaram o projeto.

Synonyms: futility uselessness pointlessness emptiness barrenness unproductiveness inefficacy abortiveness Antonyms: fruitfulness productivity effectiveness success
Word parts: fruit + less + ness

Related words

fruitful fruition fructose frugality

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