UNFRUITFUL


Meaning of UNFRUITFUL in English

“+ adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from un- (I) + fruitful

: not fruitful:

a. : not producing offspring : infertile , sterile

an unfruitful marriage

b. : yielding no valuable result : fruitless , unprofitable

an unfruitful effort

this unsavory and unfruitful piece of research — Douglass Cater

c.

(1) : not bearing fruit

an unfruitful tree

(2) : not producing crops : barren

unfruitful soil

Synonyms: see sterile

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.