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Pronunciation / Transliteration: mi o musubanai
"彼の努力は実を結ばなかった。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Producing no fruit or results; unproductive.
"After months of searching for a job, his efforts felt fruitless." - 2
Without success or profit; futile.
"The negotiations were fruitless, leading to no agreement."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'fruitless' originates from the Middle English term 'frutles', derived from the Old English 'frūct', meaning 'fruit', combined with the suffix '-less', indicating absence. Historically, it has evolved to describe endeavors that yield no results or benefits.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fruitless" is said worldwide
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stérile
Transliteration: stérile
"Ses efforts pour résoudre le problème se sont révélés stériles."
fruchtlos
Transliteration: fruchtlos
"Die Verhandlungen waren fruchtlos."
infruttuoso
Transliteration: infruttuoso
"Il suo tentativo di convincerlo è stato infruttuoso."
infructuoso
Transliteration: infructuoso
"Su búsqueda de respuestas fue infructuosa."
infrutífero
Transliteration: infrutífero
"O esforço foi infrutífero."
फलहीन
Transliteration: phalheen
"उसका प्रयास फलहीन साबित हुआ।"
无果的
Transliteration: wú guǒ de
"他的努力是无果的。"
무익한
Transliteration: muikhan
"그의 노력은 무익했다."
実を結ばない
Transliteration: mi o musubanai
"彼の努力は実を結ばなかった。"
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