unfruitfulness
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- noun
- /ʌnˈfruːt.fəl.nəs/
- Why does this garden suffer from such unfruitfulness?
Examples
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The unfruitfulness of the land was evident after years of drought.
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The unfruitfulness of the land made farming nearly impossible for the villagers.
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After months of unfruitfulness, the team decided to change their strategy.
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He was frustrated by the unfruitfulness of his repeated attempts to solve the problem.
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The unfruitfulness of the soil meant that the farmers struggled to grow enough crops to feed their families.
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After years without success, the scientist finally acknowledged the unfruitfulness of his experiments.
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The team's unfruitfulness in generating new ideas led to their eventual disbandment.
Synonyms
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A situation when nothing useful can be produced
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Lack of results or success after effort
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A lack of ideas, energy, or interest in speech and writing
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Not doing much useful work or making progress
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Unable to produce young, for example babies or fruit
A situation when something is not helpful and has no clear purpose
Antonyms
- Specialized
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How much work, goods, or services are produced for the time and effort used
How Fruitful
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
unfruitfulness = unfruitful (transparent) = un + fruit + ful + ness
Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ness' to 'unfruitful'; the meaning follows directly from 'un' + 'fruitful' (not productive).
Etymology
Unfruitfulness comes from un- meaning 'not' and fruitful meaning 'full of fruit', with fruit meaning 'produce' or 'result' and the ending -ness making it a state. So, unfruitfulness is the state of not producing crops, children, results, or other useful things.