The difference between Efficacious and Fruitless

When used as adjectives, efficacious means effective, whereas fruitless means bearing no fruit.


check bellow for the other definitions of Efficacious and Fruitless

  1. Efficacious as an adjective (formal):

    Effective; possessing efficacy.

    Examples:

    "this medicine is efficacious'"

    "synonyms: effective"

    "ant inefficacious"

  1. Fruitless as an adjective:

    Bearing no fruit; barren.

  2. Fruitless as an adjective (figuratively):

    Unproductive, useless.

    Examples:

    "The unskilled man’s attempt at fixing his car engine was fruitless."

  3. Fruitless as an adjective (figuratively, archaic):

    Of a person: unable to have children; barren, infertile.

    Examples:

    "The fruitless woman desperately wanted to have children."

  4. Fruitless as an adjective (rare):

    Of a diet, etc.: without fruit.

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