fruitless comes close to vain but often suggests long and arduous effort or severe disappointment.

FRUITLESS definition: 1. If an action or attempt to do something is fruitless, it is unsuccessful or produces nothing of…. Learn more.

FRUITLESS definition: useless; unproductive; without results or success. See examples of fruitless used in a sentence.

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Fruitless actions, events, or efforts do not achieve anything at all. It was a fruitless search. Talks have so far been fruitless.

Definition of fruitless adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Fruitless things are futile or pointless. If your search for your missing car keys is fruitless, you don't find them no matter how hard you look. You can call a fruitless search a wild goose chase — despite …

Nov 26, 2025 · Adjective fruitless (comparative more fruitless, superlative most fruitless) Bearing no fruit; barren. Antonym: fruitful

1. useless; unproductive; without results or success: a fruitless search. 2. bearing no fruit; barren.

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