Our search was fruitless; we could not find the lost book.
SYNONYM(S): abortive, futile, vain, ineffectual, unprofitable, empty, idle.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
fruit´less|ly — fruit|less «FROOT lihs», adjective. 1. having no results; useless; unsuccessful: »Our search was fruitless; we could not find the lost book. SYNONYM(S): abortive, futile, vain, ineffectual, unprofitable, empty, idle. 2. producing no fruit; barren … Useful english dictionary
fruit|less — «FROOT lihs», adjective. 1. having no results; useless; unsuccessful: »Our search was fruitless; we could not find the lost book. SYNONYM(S): abortive, futile, vain, ineffectual, unprofitable, empty, idle. 2. producing no fruit; barren: »a… … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
less — less·est; less·ness; let·ter·less; li·cense·less; lid·less; life·less; life·less·ly; life·less·ness; light·less; light·less·ness; limb·less; lime·less; lim·it·less; line·less; lint·less; lip·less; list·less; list·less·ly; list·less·ness;… … English syllables
fruit — fruit·age; fruit·ar·i·an; fruit; fruit·ed; fruit·er; fruit·er·er; fruit·er·ess; fruit·ery; fruit·ful; fruit·ful·ly; fruit·ful·ness; fruit·i·ness; fruit·less; fruit·let; jack·fruit; fruit·less·ly; fruit·less·ness; in·ter·fruit·ful·ness; … English syllables
Fruit (slang) — Fruit and Fruit cake (as well as many variations) are slang Sexual s te. dyke.cite web first=Danny title=Strange Fruit publisher=Nighttours.com date=2007 url =http://www.nighttours.nl/amsterdam/gayguide/strange fruit.php accessdate=2007 11 15]… … Wikipedia
de|li´cious|ness — de|li|cious «dih LIHSH uhs», adjective. 1. very pleasing to taste or smell: »delicious fruit, a delicious cake. 2. very pleasing; delightful: »a delicious color combination. ╂[< Old French delicieus (with English ous) < Late Latin… … Useful english dictionary
ac´id|ness — ac|id «AS ihd», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) a chemical compound with a sour or bitter taste that usually unites with a base to form a salt. Acids have a pH value of less than 7. They change blue litmus paper to red and yield hydrogen ions in a… … Useful english dictionary
choice´ness — choice «choys», noun, adjective, choic|er, choic|est. –n. 1. the act of choosing; selection: »She was careful in her choice of friends. We had the choice of a house or an apartment. The choice of color, material, and style is all important in… … Useful english dictionary
fruitlessness — fruit·less·ness … English syllables
