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fruitlessness
noun as in futility
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Every moment the jester expected an outcry; the announcement of the fruitlessness of the attack, but the morio made no sound.
And yet, for all its fruitlessness, that prattle about art gave them a valid claim on our respect.
Here you have explained the fruitlessness, indeed the paralysis, of many a pulpit.
Will it be to see these people, to reason with them, to explain to them the fruitlessness of what they are doing?
And Nigel Merriton, whose guest the man was, must of necessity be told the fruitlessness of the searchers' self-appointed task.
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On this page you'll find 17 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to fruitlessness, such as: aridity, aridness, barrenness, ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, and unproductiveness.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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