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FRUITLESSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of yielding nothing of value
Synonyms:
aridity; barrenness; fruitlessness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("fruitlessness" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fruitlessness"):
poorness (less than adequate)
unproductiveness (the quality of lacking the power to produce)
Antonym:
fruitfulness (the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth)
Derivation:
fruitless (unproductive of success)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A lack of creative imagination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("fruitlessness" is a kind of...):
uncreativeness (a lack of creativity)
