The difference between Fruitless and Productive
When used as adjectives, fruitless means bearing no fruit, whereas productive means capable of producing something, especially in abundance.
check bellow for the other definitions of Fruitless and Productive
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Fruitless as an adjective:
Bearing no fruit; barren.
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Fruitless as an adjective (figuratively):
Unproductive, useless.
Examples:
"The unskilled man’s attempt at fixing his car engine was fruitless."
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Fruitless as an adjective (figuratively, archaic):
Of a person: unable to have children; barren, infertile.
Examples:
"The fruitless woman desperately wanted to have children."
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Fruitless as an adjective (rare):
Of a diet, etc.: without fruit.
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Productive as an adjective:
Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.
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Productive as an adjective:
Yielding good or useful results; constructive.
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Productive as an adjective:
Of, or relating to the creation of goods or services.
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Productive as an adjective (linguistics, of an affix or word construction rule):
Consistently applicable to any of an open set of words.
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Productive as an adjective (medicine):
Of a cough, producing mucus or sputum from the respiratory tract.
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Productive as an adjective (medicine):
Of inflammation, producing new tissue.
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Productive as an adjective (set theory):
A type of set of natural numbers, related to mathematical logic.
Examples:
"a productive set"