Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fruitlessness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
fruit-less-ness
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being fruitless.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English fruitless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English fruitlessness From fruitless + -ness.

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Questions

What does fruitlessness mean?
The quality of being fruitless.
Where does fruitlessness come from?
Etymology tree English fruitless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English fruitlessness From fruitless + -ness.

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