Associations to the word «Fruitless»

Wiktionary

FRUITLESS, adjective. Useless; unproductive.
FRUITLESS, adjective. Bearing no fruit; barren.
FRUITLESS, adjective. (rare) Without fruit.

Dictionary definition

FRUITLESS, adjective. Unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke