Fruitless

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From fruit +‎ -less. Compare Middle English withouten fruyt(“fruitless”, literally “without fruit”).


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fruitless (adj.)

mid-14c., "unprofitable," from fruit + -less. Meaning "barren, sterile" is from 1510s. Related: Fruitlessly; fruitlessness.