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unproductiveness

/ˌənpɹəˈdəktɪvnəs/ noun

The characteristic of being unproductive; lack of productiveness.

Word Origin Productive comes from Latin producere 'to lead forth, bring out,' from pro- 'forward' + ducere 'to lead.' So unproductiveness is the state of not bringing forth results. The root ducere 'to lead' gives us a huge family: produce, reduce (lead back), introduce (lead in), conduct (lead together), seduce (lead aside), and even duke (a leader). The idea is leading something into existence.

noun The characteristic of being unproductive; lack of productiveness. countable

The unproductiveness of the meeting frustrated everyone.

(名词) 无生产力；无成效；徒劳

会议的低效让每个人都感到沮丧。

(sustantivo) La característica de ser improductivo; falta de productividad.

La improductividad de la reunión frustró a todos.

(nom) improductivité; stérilité; inertie; infertilité [Caractère de ce qui est improductif ; absence de productivité ou de résultat.]

L'improductivité de la réunion a frustré tout le monde.

(Substantiv) Unproduktivität; Ertragslosigkeit [die Eigenschaft, keine oder nur geringe Ergebnisse zu erzielen; das Fehlen von Produktivität.]

Die **unproductiveness** des Meetings frustrierte alle Teilnehmer.

(名詞) 生産性がないこと。非生産的である性質。

会議の非生産性に誰もが失望した。

(substantivo) improdutividade; esterilidade; ociosidade [A característica de ser improdutivo; falta de produtividade.]

A improdutividade da reunião frustrou todos.

Synonyms: fruitlessness barrenness sterility futility ineffectiveness uselessness wastefulness inefficiency Antonyms: productiveness productivity fruitfulness fertility
Word parts: un + product + ive + ness

Related words

productive product produce production productivity producer deduce induce reduce introduce conduct seduce deduction induction reduction

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