unfruitful

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʌnˈfruːtfʊl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(un fro̅o̅t′fəl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
un•fruit•ful  (un fro̅o̅t′fəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. not providing satisfaction;
    unprofitable:unfruitful efforts.
  2. not producing offspring;
    sterile:an unfruitful marriage.
  3. Agriculturenot yielding good crops;
    infertile:unfruitful acres.
  4. not bearing fruit;
    fruitless;
    barren:an unfruitful tree.
  • 1350–1400; Middle English; see un-1, fruitful
un•fruit′ful•ly, adv. 
un•fruit′ful•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . fruitless, unproductive, vain, unrewarding.
'unfruitful' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
barren - infecund - lean - poor - sterile

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