English-Dutch translations for fruitless

• vergeefs
• vruchteloos
  Tot nog toe waren zijn inspanningen vruchteloos.So far, these efforts have been fruitless.
  De verenigde inspanningen van het IGAD blijven vruchteloos. The combined efforts of the IGAD continue to prove fruitless.

Definition of fruitless

• bear#Verb|Bearing no fruit#Noun|fruit; barren
• Unproductive, useless
• Of a person: unable to have children; barren, infertile
• Of a diet#Noun|diet, etc.: without fruit

Examples

• The unskilled man’s attempt at fixing his car engine was fruitless
• The fruitless woman desperately wanted to have children

Related words

• fruit
• grapefruit
• kiwifruit
• breadfruit
• pseudofruit
• fruitcake
• fruitful
• fruitarian
• unfruitful