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fruitless

English

Etymology

From fruit +? -less. Compare Middle English withouten fruyt (fruitless, literally without fruit).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?f?u?tl?s/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?f?utl?s/
  • Hyphenation: fruit?less

Adjective

fruitless (comparative more fruitless, superlative most fruitless)

  1. Bearing no fruit; barren.
  2. (figuratively) Unproductive, useless.
  3. (figuratively, archaic) Of a person: unable to have children; barren, infertile.
  4. (rare) Of a diet, etc.: without fruit.

Alternative forms

  • fruitlesse (obsolete)

Synonyms

  • See Thesaurus:futile

Antonyms

  • fruitful
  • (unproductive): effective, efficacious, productive, useful

Derived terms

  • fruitlessly
  • fruitlessness

Translations

Anagrams

  • resistful

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unimportant

English

Etymology

un- +? important

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??n?m?p??t?nt/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /??n?m?p??t?nt/
  • (rhotic, without the horsehoarse merger) IPA(key): /??n?m?po(?)?t?nt/
  • (non-rhotic, without the horsehoarse merger) IPA(key): /??n?m?po?.t?nt/

Adjective

unimportant (comparative more unimportant, superlative most unimportant)

  1. petty; not important or noteworthy
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:insignificant
    Antonym: important

Derived terms

  • unimportantly

Related terms

  • unimportance

Translations

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