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PRONUNCIATION OF INFRUCTUOUS

infructuous  [ɪnˈfrʌktjʊəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INFRUCTUOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Infructuous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INFRUCTUOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of infructuous in the English dictionary

The definition of infructuous in the dictionary is unfruitful, fruitless.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INFRUCTUOUS


contemptuous
kənˈtɛmptjʊəs
continuous
kənˈtɪnjʊəs
fastuous
ˈfæstjʊəs
fatuous
ˈfætjʊəs
fructuous
ˈfrʌktjʊəs
impetuous
ɪmˈpɛtjʊəs
incestuous
ɪnˈsɛstjʊəs
lituus
ˈlɪtjʊəs
presumptuous
prɪˈzʌmptjʊəs
spirituous
ˈspɪrɪtjʊəs
sumptuous
ˈsʌmptjʊəs
tempestuous
tɛmˈpɛstjʊəs
theftuous
ˈθɛftjʊəs
torrentuous
təˈrentjʊəs
tortuous
ˈtɔːtjʊəs
tumultuous
tjuːˈmʌltjʊəs
unctuous
ˈʌŋktjʊəs
unfructuous
ʌnˈfrʌktjʊəs
untumultuous
ˌʌntjuːˈmʌltjʊəs
voluptuous
vəˈlʌptjʊəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INFRUCTUOUS

infraorbital
infraposed
infraposition
infrared
infrared astronomy
infrared photography
infrasonic
infrasound
infraspecific
infrastructural
infrastructure
infrequence
infrequency
infrequent
infrequently
infringe
infringement
infringer
infructuously
infrugal

WORDS THAT END LIKE INFRUCTUOUS

anfractuous
arduous
conspicuous
contiguous
deciduous
discontinuous
disingenuous
flatuous
inconspicuous
innocuous
promiscuous
sensuous
sinuous
strenuous
superfluous
tenuous
unambiguous
unpresumptuous
unvirtuous
virtuous

Synonyms and antonyms of infructuous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «infructuous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INFRUCTUOUS

Find out the translation of infructuous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of infructuous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «infructuous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

徒劳
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

infructuoso
570 millions of speakers

English

infructuous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निष्फल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

infructuous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

infructuous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

infructuous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

infructuous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

infructuous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak bersuara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

infructuous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

infructuous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

infructuous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Infructuous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

infructuous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பலனளிக்காத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुर्बल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

infructuous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

infruttuosi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

infructuous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

infructuous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

infructuous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

infructuous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

infructuous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

infructuous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

infructuous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of infructuous

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INFRUCTUOUS»

The term «infructuous» is normally little used and occupies the 126.660 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INFRUCTUOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «infructuous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «infructuous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about infructuous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INFRUCTUOUS»

Discover the use of infructuous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to infructuous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
People, Law And Justice: Casebook On Public Interest Litigation
In limine Translated from the Latin as 'preliminary', for example, when a writ petition is dismissed in limine, it is dismissed at the preliminary stage, before being admitted. Infructuous A petition or application to the court becomes infructuous ...
Ahuja, 1997
2
Bonded Labor: Tackling the System of Slavery in South Asia
Tackling the System of Slavery in South Asia Siddharth Kara. writ petition has become infructuous and is accordingly dismissed as infructuous.”36 No further inquiry, investigation, or prosecution beyond the magistrate's report was conducted.
Siddharth Kara, 2013
3
Murder of Democracy in Jammu and Kashmir
56. Infructuous. Judgement. All the issues relating to misuse of power by the state , corrupt practices by the candidate and his party and other legal matters were withdrawn from the trial except the technical issues. In spite of these ...
Bhim Singh, 2002
4
Glimpses Of Indian National Movement
Kemal Pasha who came to power, in his zeal to modernise and secularise Turkey , abolished the Caliphate in 1924. As a result, the Khilafat question lost its relevance and importance, and the Khilafat movement in India became infructuous.
Abel M, 2005
5
Cases and materials on family law
The husband's objection was allowed and the wife's appeal was dismissed as infructuous. The wife filed a second appeal before the Bombay High Court but that also was dismissed by a judgment dated February 20, 1987 (AIR 1987 Bom 231) ...
K. Kusum, 2010
6
Development Digression Diary Of India : 38 Companion Volume ...
DEPARTMENT OF NON- CONVENTlONAL ENERGY SOURCES (ONES) The Comptroller and Auditor General of lndia has pulled up the Department of Non- Conventional Energy Sources (DNES) for infructuous expenditure and ...
S.P. Agrawal, 1993
7
Reform Forward (Constitution And Law Judiciary And Police ...
Thus, failure of the department in acquiring land before commencement of the work resulted in infructuous expenditure of Rs.40.92 lakhs. Infructuous expenditure on construction of a bridge: The Government sanctioned (May 1986)  ...
G.R. Reddy, 2009
8
Foreign collaboration in Indian industry: survey report
Under the Survey, 69 companies reported 74 infructuous proposals. Although some of the infructuous proposals related to the subsidiaries and minority group, all the infructuous proposals are discussed in this chapter since the bulk of these  ...
Reserve Bank of India, 1968
9
Foreign Collaboration in Indian Industry
The Survey obtained broad details regarding such infructuous proposals. Under the Survey, 54 companies in the private sector reported 56 infructuous proposals, which formed around 5 per cent of the total effective agreements. The bulk of ...
‎1985
10
The Bombay Law Reporter: Journal
But even so one does not get the result that the time taken in all infructuous arbitrations or all infructuous proceedings pertaining to arbitration is to be excluded in computing the period of limitation. As regards the time taken in infructuous ...
‎1967

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INFRUCTUOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term infructuous is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Calcutt high court quashes Viswa Bharati VC's petition
... light of Dutta Gupta's subsequent writ petition challenging the show cause, the earlier petition becomes infructuous. The same bench is likely ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
2
Mandal politics makes a comeback
However, Nitish's former rural development minister Nitish Mishra terms the demand for release of caste data as "infructuous". "The UPA ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
NDA govt is governing country by ordinance raj: NGOs tell SC
... of the land acquisition ordinance but hoped that the Centre would revert to the legislative process soon and render the PIL "infructuous". «Times of India, Jul 15»
4
Visva-Bharati Vice-Chancellor's writ petition dismissed
Duttagupta's writ petition challenging the jurisdiction of the committee was dismissed as it became infructuous with the committee already filing ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
5
Easterly Flow
BRICS rendered Western attempts at the UN infructuous through some deft diplomatic handling. Four of the BRICS countries abstained at the ... «The Statesman, Jul 15»
6
Can KSRTC & BMTC lay 'traps' for employees under suspicion?
The court was told that their cases have become infructuous as they had been dismissed on April 13, 2015 and December 13, 2014 ... «Bangalore Mirror, Jul 15»
7
NGT bans MoEF's office memos that dilute ECs | Goa NYOOOZ
But the entire mandate of prior environmental clearance (EC) has not only been diluted but completely rendered infructuous or ineffective by ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
8
The B&B Causelist#8: July 10, 2015
Today in court: Matter was rendered infructuous in the light of the fact that the appeal has been heard and judgment pronounced by the ... «Bar & Bench, Jul 15»
9
Congress for two separate CBI inquiries into Vyapam scam
”Since his continuation as Chief Minister with unbound abilities of favours and fear, will make any investigation meaningless and infructuous”, ... «India.com, Jul 15»
10
Fresh tender for Udangudi plant inevitable, says TN govt
It is submitted that nothing further survives in the matter, and the petition is liable to be dismissed as infructuous." Article continues. «Times of India, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Infructuous [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/infructuous>. May 2024 ».
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