Antonyms for unfruitful

Grammar : Adj

Spell : uhn-froot-fuhl

Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈfrut fəl

Definition of unfruitful

Origin : late 14c., "barren," from un- (1) "not" + fruitful. Originally literal; figurative sense is attested from c.1400. Related: Unfruitfully; unfruitfulness.

adj barren
adj unprofitable
adj not fruitful

Example sentences :

The works of darkness are unfruitful because they are transient.
Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren

And they are unfruitful because, whilst they last, they yield no real satisfaction.
Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren

Futile for a time were the parental arguments, unfruitful every effort!
Extract from : « Political Women (Vol. 1 of 2) » by Sutherland Menzies

He has not cast out the unfruitful, but has tenderly spared them.
Extract from : « The Parables of Our Lord » by William Arnot

I coughed and made other noises, with like unfruitful result.
Extract from : « The Wild Huntress » by Mayne Reid

Will you be like that wheat in the mummy's hand, unfruitful and forgotten, or would you grow?
Extract from : « Talks To Farmers » by Charles Haddon Spurgeon

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
Extract from : « The Slavery Question » by John Lawrence

The appearances are that my journey has not been unfruitful.
Extract from : « Montreal 1535-1914 under the French Rgime » by William Henry Atherton

It is in Picardy, which I am told is the most arid and unfruitful province in France.
Extract from : « The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 1, July 1843 » by Various

He enforces the words, Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness.
Extract from : « A Lamp to the Path » by W. K. Tweedie

Synonyms for unfruitful

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