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Princeton's WordNet

  1. profitlessadjective

    without profit or reward

    "let us have no part in profitless quarrels"- D.D.Eisenhower; "How weary, flat, stale, and unprofitable / Seem to me all the uses of this world"- Shakespeare

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Profitlessadjective

    Void of gain or advantage.

    Etymology: from profit.

    We must not think the Turk is so unskilful,
    To leave that latest, which concerns him first;
    Neglecting an attempt of ease and gain,
    To wake and wage a danger profitless. William Shakespeare.

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  1. profitless

    Profitless refers to something that does not generate earnings or financial gain, is not advantageous, or lacks beneficial qualities or outcomes.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Profitlessadjective

    without profit; unprofitable

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of profitless in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of profitless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of profitless in a Sentence

  1. William Shakespeare:

    I pray thee cease thy counsel, Which falls into mine ears as profitless as water in a sieve.

  2. Kathleen Smith:

    This is staggering what we're seeing here. Staggering, the profitless prosperity model doesn't work in the public market.

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From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

  • The translation of "profitless" to Ukrainian is "безприбутковий".Ukrainian

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