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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : froot-lis |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfrut lɪs |
Définition of fruitlessness
Origin :- mid-14c., "unprofitable," from fruit + -less. Meaning "barren, sterile" is from 1510s. Related: Fruitlessly.
- noun futility
- She recognized the fruitlessness of the effort, and abandoning it stood up.
- Extract from : « Sandra Belloni, Complete » by George Meredith
- I mentioned the fruitlessness of my own efforts to awake the ministry.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 54, No. 338, December 1843 » by Various
- Her alarm augmented, as the fruitlessness of her endeavors became apparent.
- Extract from : « Alone » by Marion Harland
- And yet, for all its fruitlessness, that prattle about art gave them a valid claim on our respect.
- Extract from : « Henry James » by Rebecca West
- The fruitlessness of the effort affected him more keenly than the effort itself.
- Extract from : « King of Camargue » by Jean Aicard
- But if the Cards be low in Values he has desired to Fruitlessness.
- Extract from : « The Square of Sevens » by E. Irenaeus Stevenson
- On seeing the fruitlessness of all his efforts, he killed himself in despair.
- Extract from : « Flowers and Flower-Gardens » by David Lester Richardson
- The result was that the fruitlessness of the suggestion was admitted by its author.
- Extract from : « Abraham Lincoln, Vol. II » by John T. Morse
- Here you have explained the fruitlessness, indeed the paralysis, of many a pulpit.
- Extract from : « The Young Priest's Keepsake » by Michael Phelan
- I know the fruitlessness, the utter despair, that awaits such a sentiment.
- Extract from : « The World's Greatest Books, Vol VI. » by Various
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