profitless

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adjective

not yielding profit

Similar
unrewarding
OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English profit →
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Meanings

adjectiveprofitless (comparative more profitless, superlative most profitless)

comparative more profitless · superlative most profitless

  1. not yielding profit

    I pray thee, cease thy counsel, Which falls into mine ears as profitless As water in a sieve...

    1600, Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivewithout profit or reward

Similar
unrewarding
Also see
fruitlessfutileineffectiveineffectualno goodotiosetiredunrewardingvainvoid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishprofit
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  4. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  5. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  6. Englishprofitless

From profit + -less.

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Cite this entry
APA

profitless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profitless

MLA

“profitless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profitless. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “profitless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profitless.

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