Synonyms for unfruitful
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uhn-froot-fuhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈfrut fəl |
Top 10 synonyms for unfruitful Other synonyms for the word unfruitful
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for unfruitful
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