1
: unsuccessful
a fruitless attempt
2
: lacking or not bearing fruit
fruitlessly
adverb
fruitlessness
noun
Examples of fruitless in a Sentence
They made a fruitless attempt to find a solution.
It would be fruitless to continue.
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That said, those incursions into Florida territory proved fruitless, which probably shouldn’t come as a surprise.
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Nick Ashbourne, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Case in point: Jokić's heroic 61-point game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on April 1 proved fruitless as Denver lost in double overtime to the playoff contender.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
But these efforts would be fruitless unless states enacted legislation exempting sports betting from their anti-gambling laws.
—Martin Edel, Sportico.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Familiar grumbles began to sound from some corners of the Etihad crowd after another electric — but ultimately fruitless — individual display from Doku just before this international break.
—Thom Harris, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
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Nick Ashbourne, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Case in point: Jokić's heroic 61-point game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on April 1 proved fruitless as Denver lost in double overtime to the playoff contender.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
But these efforts would be fruitless unless states enacted legislation exempting sports betting from their anti-gambling laws.
—Martin Edel, Sportico.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Familiar grumbles began to sound from some corners of the Etihad crowd after another electric — but ultimately fruitless — individual display from Doku just before this international break.
—Thom Harris, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Fruitless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fruitless. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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fruitless
adjective
fruit·less
ˈfrüt-ləs 
1
: not bearing fruit
2
: producing no good results : unsuccessful
a fruitless attempt
fruitlessly
adverb
fruitlessness
noun
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