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- [uhn-froot-fuh l]
- /ʌnˈfrut fəl/
- /ʌnˈfruːtfəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-froot-fuh l]
- /ʌnˈfrut fəl/
Definitions of unfruitful word
- adjective unfruitful not providing satisfaction; unprofitable: unfruitful efforts. 1
- adjective unfruitful not producing offspring; sterile: an unfruitful marriage. 1
- adjective unfruitful not yielding good crops; infertile: unfruitful acres. 1
- adjective unfruitful not bearing fruit; fruitless; barren: an unfruitful tree. 1
- adjective unfruitful barren, unproductive, or unprofitable 0
- adjective unfruitful failing to produce or develop into fruit 0
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Origin of unfruitful
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at un-1, fruitful
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Parts of speech for Unfruitful
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unfruitful popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
unfruitful usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unfruitful
adj unfruitful
- anti-climactic — of, like, pertaining to, or expressing anticlimax.
- anticlimactic — of, having, or like an anticlimax
- barren — A barren landscape is dry and bare, and has very few plants and no trees.
- childless — Someone who is childless has no children.
- defeasible — (of an estate or interest in land) capable of being defeated or rendered void
noun unfruitful
- barrenness — not producing or incapable of producing offspring; sterile: a barren woman.
- infecundity — not fecund; unfruitful; barren.
- childlessness — The state of being childless.
- infertility — not fertile; unproductive; sterile; barren: infertile soil.
adjective unfruitful
- forceless — Without force.
- lean — to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
- nonproductive — not productive; unproductive.
- abortive — An abortive attempt or action is unsuccessful.
- acarpous — (of plants) producing no fruit
Antonyms for unfruitful
adj unfruitful
- blooming — Blooming is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying, especially when they are annoyed.
- bright-eyed — eager; fresh and enthusiastic
- bumper — Bumpers are bars at the front and back of a vehicle which protect it if it bumps into something.
- childing — bearing a child; pregnant
- creative — A creative person has the ability to invent and develop original ideas, especially in the arts.
adjective unfruitful
- feracious — Producing in abundance; fertile, fruitful.
- originative — having or characterized by the power of originating; creative.
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