fruitless
English
/ˈfɹuːtləs/, /ˈfɹutləs/
adj
Definitions
- Bearing no fruit; barren.
- (figuratively) Unproductive, useless.
- (figuratively) Of a person: unable to have children; barren, infertile.
- (rare) Of a diet, etc.: without fruit.
Etymology
Suffix from English fruit.
Origin
English
fruit
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Fruitvale English
- afterfruit English
- befruit English
- breadfruit English
- canefruit English
- eggfruit English
- firstfruit English
- fogfruit English
- forefruit English
- fruit English
- fruit juice English
- fruit machine English
- fruit-bearing English
- fruit-eater English
- fruitage English
- fruitarian English
- fruitbody English
- fruitcake English
- fruiteater English
- fruited English
- fruiter English
- fruitery English
- fruiteth English
- fruitfly English
- fruitful English
- fruitification English
- fruitify English
- fruitivore English
- fruitlessly English
- fruitlessness English
- fruitlet English
- fruitlike English
- fruitling English
- fruitly English
- fruitmonger English
- fruitness English
- fruitseller English
- fruitset English
- fruitshop English
- fruitsicle English
- fruitwood English
- fruity English
- grapefruit English
- intrafruit English
- multifruit English
- nipplefruit English
- nonfruit English
- pipfruit English
- pseudofruit English
- starfruit English
- superfruit English
- fruiten Dutch, Flemish
- フルーツポンチ Japanese
- frute Middle English
- frut Tok Pisin
- prut Tok Pisin
- fruit
- fruity
- fruitly
- befruit
- fruiter
- fruited
- fruiteth
- eggfruit
- fogfruit
- fruitify
- fruitery
- fruitset
- fruitfly
- nonfruit
- fruitlet
- fruitful
- pipfruit
- fruitage
- fruitling
- fruitwood
- fruitlike
- canefruit
- forefruit
- fruitness
- starfruit
- fruitcake
- Fruitvale
- fruitshop
- fruitbody
- multifruit
- breadfruit
- intrafruit
- superfruit
- fruiteater
- afterfruit
- fruitivore
- firstfruit
- fruitsicle
- fruitarian
- grapefruit
- fruit-eater
- nipplefruit
- pseudofruit
- fruitlessly
- fruit juice
- fruitseller
- fruitmonger
- fruit-bearing
- fruitlessness
- fruit machine
- fruitification