vruchteloos — meaning in English

English meaning

• abortive adj Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.
• fruitless adjective Producing no useful result; unsuccessful.

Senses

vruchteloos is used for these senses in English:

• abortive Coming to nothing; failing in its effect. [from late 1500s].
• fruitless (figuratively) Unproductive, useless.

abortive — full definition

1. adj Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.
2. adj Coming to nothing; failing in its effect. .
3. adj Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile.
4. adj Causing abortion; abortifacient.

fruitless — full definition

1. adjective Producing no useful result; unsuccessful.
2. adjective Bearing no fruit.

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