infructuous

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adjective

Not fruitful.

Similar
unfruitfulfruitlessunproductiveineffective
OriginEnglish fructuous ← Middle English in- ← Latin in- →
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Meanings

adjectiveinfructuous (comparative more infructuous, superlative most infructuous)

comparative more infructuous · superlative most infructuous

  1. IndiaPakistanobsoleteNot fruitful.

    Synonyms: unfruitful, fruitless, unproductive, ineffective

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot fruitful.

Similar
unfruitfulfruitlessunproductiveineffective

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Englishfructuous
  8. Englishinfructuous

From in- + fructuous.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

usufruction
Cite this entry
APA

infructuous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infructuous

MLA

“infructuous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infructuous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infructuous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infructuous.

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