cassus — meaning in English

English meaning

• fruitless adjective Producing no useful result; unsuccessful.
• futile adjective Producing no useful result; pointless or doomed to fail.
• mishap noun A minor accident or piece of bad luck, usually not serious.
• useless adjective Not able to be used; serving no practical purpose.
• vain adj Excessively proud of one's own looks or achievements.

Senses

cassus is used for these senses in English:

• fruitless (figuratively) Unproductive, useless.
• futile Incapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.
• mishap An accident, mistake, or problem.
• useless Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action).
• vain Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile.

fruitless — full definition

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

Related Latin words