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un fruitful
un·fruit·ful
/
ʌnˈfrut
fəl
/
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[
uhn-
froot
-f
uh
l
]
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adjective
1.
not providing satisfaction; unprofitable:
unfruitful efforts.
2.
not producing offspring; sterile:
an unfruitful
marriage
.
3.
not yielding good crops; infertile:
unfruitful acres.
4.
not bearing fruit; fruitless; barren:
an unfruitful tree.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English;
see
un-
1
,
fruitful
Related forms
un·fruit·ful·ly,
adverb
un·fruit·ful·ness,
noun
Synonyms
1.
fruitless, unproductive, vain, unrewarding.
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World English Dictionary
unfruitful
(ʌnˈfruːtfʊl)
—
adj
1.
barren, unproductive, or unprofitable
2.
failing to produce or develop into fruit
un'fruitfully
—
adv
un'fruitfulness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
unfruitful
late 14c., "barren," from
un-
(1) "not" +
fruitful
. Originally literal; figurative sense is attested from c.1400.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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