Definition of Fruitless. Meaning of Fruitless. Synonyms of Fruitless

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Definition of Fruitless

Fruitless
Fruitless Fruit"less, a. 1. Lacking, or not bearing, fruit; barren; destitute of offspring; as, a fruitless tree or shrub; a fruitless marriage. --Shak. 2. Productive of no advantage or good effect; vain; idle; useless; unprofitable; as, a fruitless attempt; a fruitless controversy. They in mutual accusation spent The fruitless hours. --Milton. Syn: Useless; barren; unprofitable; abortive; ineffectual; vain; idle; profitless. See Useless. -- Fruit"less*ly, adv. -- Fruit"lness*ness, n.

Meaning of Fruitless from wikipedia

- The fruitless gene (fru) is a Drosophila melanogaster gene that encodes several variants of a ****tive transcription factor protein. Normal fruitless function...
- The Fruitless Tree (L'arbre sans fruit) is a Nigerien bilingual do****entary film written and directed by Aïcha Macky on her directorial debut. The do****entary...
- particular". However, because of discontent among the po****tion for fruitless approaches to the North under the previous administrations and, amid North...
- furniture, household utensils and agricultural implements. For landscaping, a fruitless mulberry was developed from a clone for use in the production of silk...
- grossly outnumbered the fort's 3,000 defenders.... At 3:00 P.M., after a fruitless attempt to gain gentler surrender terms for his men, Magaw surrendered...
- involvement of the media. Chomsky considers most conspiracy theories fruitless, distracting substitutes for thinking about policy formation in an institutional...
- this corpse buried, or give me permission to bury it, have thus far been fruitless. The body is still lying in the same spot as before, except that the ropes...
- had always been dependent on the Presidencia or Audiencia of Quito. Fruitless negotiations continued between the governments of Bogotá and Quito, where...
- the metaphor of milking a bull to indicate that an activity would be fruitless or ****ile. In the 16th century, the German painter Hans Schäufelein illustrated...
- until 17 February 2005, when it was revealed that he had died after a fruitless half-hour interrogation, during which, contrary to official guidelines...