Definitions for fruitless
ˈfrut lɪsfruit·less

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bootless, fruitless, futile, sleeveless, vainadjective

   unproductive of success

   "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. fruitlessadjective

   Bearing no fruit; barren.

   The unskilled man's attempt at fixing his car engine was fruitless.

2. fruitlessadjective

   Useless; unproductive.

   The unskilled man's attempt at fixing his car engine was fruitless.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fruitlessadjective

   Etymology: from fruit.

   1. Barren of fruit; not bearing fruit.

   The Spaniards of Mexico, for the first forty years, could not make our kind of wheat bear seed; but it grew up as high as the trees, and was fruitless. Walter Raleigh, History.

   2. Vain; productive of no advantage; idle; unprofitable.

   O! let me not, quoth he, return again
   Back to the world, whose joys so fruitless are;
   But let me here for ay in peace remain,
   Or straightway on that last long voyage fare. Fairy Queen.

   Serpent! we might have spar’d our coming hither;
   Fruitless to me, though fruit be here t’ excess. John Milton, P. L.

   3. Without offspring.

   Upon my head they plac’d a fruitless crown,
   And put a barren scepter in my gripe;
   No son of mine succeeding. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fruitless

   The fruitless gene (fru) is a Drosophila melanogaster gene that encodes several variants of a putative transcription factor protein. Normal fruitless function is required for proper development of several anatomical structures necessary for courtship, including motor neurons which innervate muscles needed for fly sexual behaviors. The gene does not have an obvious mammalian homolog, but appears to function in sex determination in species as distant as the mosquito Anopheles gambiae.fruitless serves as an example of how a gene or a group of genes may regulate the development and/or function of neurons involved in innate behavior. Research on fruitless has received attention in the popular press, since it provokes discussion on genetics of human sexual orientation, and behaviors such as gender-specific aggression.

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1. fruitless

   Fruitless refers to something that is unproductive, unsuccessful or yields no results or benefits, despite effort or attempts made.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fruitlessadjective

   lacking, or not bearing, fruit; barren; destitute of offspring; as, a fruitless tree or shrub; a fruitless marriage

2. Fruitlessadjective

   productive of no advantage or good effect; vain; idle; useless; unprofitable; as, a fruitless attempt; a fruitless controversy

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Anagrams for fruitless »

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How to say fruitless in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fruitless in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fruitless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of fruitless in a Sentence

1. James Goldsmith:

   None has more frequent conversations with a disagreeable self than the man of pleasure; his enthusiasms are but few and transient; his appetites, like angry creditors, are continually making fruitless demands for what he is unable to pay; and the greater his former pleasures, the more strong his regret, the more impatient his expectations. A life of pleasure is, therefore, the most unpleasing life.

2. Alekandr Sergeyevick Pushkin:

   I've lived to bury my desires, And see my dreams corrode with rust Now all that's left are fruitless fires That burn my empty heart to dust.

3. Eric Schneiderman:

   In 2013, my office sued Donald Trump for swindling thousands of innocent Americans out of millions of dollars through a scheme known at Trump University, donald Trump fought us every step of the way, filing baseless charges and fruitless appeals and refusing to settle for even modest amounts of compensation for the victims of his phony university. Today, that all changes.

4. Timothy Aveni:

   Mark can patch this one section of Facebook's policies, but if he derives his principle from the particular actions he wants to take, instead of taking action based on principle, it'll be fruitless in the long run.

5. The Dhammapada:

   Like a beautiful flower, full of colour but without scent, are the fine but fruitless words of him who does not act accordingly.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fruitless
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fruitless
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fruitless
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruitless
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fruitless
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=fruitless