unfruitfulness

unfruitfulness — noun

1. a formal word for a state in which an effort, place, or living thing produces no

1.名詞C2
釋義

a formal word for a state in which an effort, place, or living thing produces no useful result, crop, or young

例句

Months of talks ended in unfruitfulness, and both sides left disappointed.

pattern: end in unfruitfulness

Years of salt water caused the unfruitfulness of the fields near the coast.

the unfruitfulness of + land

同義詞
  • fruitlessness

    more common when the focus is on wasted effort rather than land or fertility

  • sterility

    stronger and more specific for the inability to produce young or crops

  • barrenness

    more literary and often used for land or an emotionally empty situation

  • unproductiveness

    broader and more neutral, often used for work, systems, or output

反義詞
  • fruitfulness

    the general opposite for land, efforts, and outcomes that produce good results

  • fertility

    the opposite specifically when the focus is on crops, animals, or reproduction

文法句型

the unfruitfulness of + noun

end in unfruitfulness

用法筆記

Usually appears in formal writing after 'the ... of' or in the pattern 'end in unfruitfulness'. It can describe failed efforts, barren land, or low fertility in plants and animals.

常見錯誤

❌The repeated failures showed many unfruitfulnesses in the plan.
✅The repeated failures showed the unfruitfulness of the plan.
💡Unfruitfulness is usually an uncountable noun naming a state, not separate countable items.