Fruitlessness (Noun)
Meaning 1
A lack of creative imagination.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The artist's fruitlessness in coming up with new ideas had been plaguing her for months, causing her to question her career.
- The writer's attempt at a novel was marred by the fruitlessness of her characters, who seemed to lack any depth or motivation.
- The teacher's lecture was met with the fruitlessness of the students' stares, who couldn't muster up any enthusiasm for the dry subject matter.
- The director struggled with the fruitlessness of the script, which seemed to be going nowhere despite numerous rewrites.
- Years of education and training hadn't helped to alleviate the fruitlessness of the student's writing style, which remained stale and uninspired.
Meaning 2
The quality of yielding nothing of value.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.