different between fruitless vs unsatisfactory
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)
- Bearing no fruit; barren.
- (figuratively) Unproductive, useless.
- (figuratively, archaic) Of a person: unable to have children; barren, infertile.
- (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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unsatisfactory
English
Etymology
un- +? satisfactory
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??nsæt?s?fækt(?)?i/
- Rhymes: -ækt??i
Adjective
unsatisfactory (comparative more unsatisfactory, superlative most unsatisfactory)
- inadequate, substandard or not satisfactory
Translations
unsatisfactory From the web:
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