fruchtlos — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abortive adj Born too early, before it was fully formed, and so seeming unnatural.
- fruitless adjective Producing no useful result; unsuccessful.
- ineffectual adjective Failing to produce the desired effect; not achieving much.
- otiose adj Achieving nothing; useless.
Senses
fruchtlos is used for these senses in English:
- abortive Coming to nothing; failing in its effect. [from late 1500s].
- fruitless (figuratively) Unproductive, useless.
- ineffectual Weak, indecisive; lacking forcefulness.
- otiose Having no reason for being (raison d’être); having no point, reason, or purpose.
- unfruitful (mostly, figurative) Not bearing fruit.
abortive — full definition
- adj Born too early, before it was fully formed, and so seeming unnatural.
- adj Unsuccessful; failing to achieve its purpose.
- adj Not fully grown or developed; underdeveloped.
- adj (medicine) Able to bring about a miscarriage.
fruitless — full definition
- adjective Producing no useful result; unsuccessful.
- adjective Bearing no fruit.
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