unproductive
/ˌʌnprəˈdʌktɪv/adjective
उच्चारण अन्प्रडक्टिव
अनुत्पादक, निष्फल, बेकार
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not producing very much; not producing good results
अनुत्पादक, निष्फल, बेकार
- an unproductive meeting
- unproductive land
- It was an unproductive day, as the power kept going off.
+ 2 more examples
- Farmers left the unproductive fields fallow.
- The unproductive discussion went round in circles.
Synonyms fruitless useless futile ineffective barren
Opposite productive fruitful effective fertile
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
unproductive + noun
Unproductive describes land, workers, meetings or time that give poor results. It is about output, not about laziness.
'Unproductive' उस ज़मीन, कर्मचारियों, बैठकों या समय को बताता है जिनके परिणाम कमज़ोर हों। इसका संबंध उत्पादन या परिणाम से है, आलस्य से नहीं।
- The unproductive land was left empty for years.
- It was an unproductive meeting with no decision.
be unproductive + in / for
Use in with the activity and for with the person or place affected. Unproductive can also be used alone after be.
गतिविधि के लिए 'in' और प्रभावित व्यक्ति या स्थान के लिए 'for' आता है। 'Unproductive' be के बाद अकेला भी आ सकता है।
- The discussion was unproductive in solving the dispute.
- Late-night study was unproductive for him.
unproductive vs improductive / non-productive
Improductive is not a common word. Non-productive is used in business and industry for work that does not produce goods.
'Improductive' आम शब्द नहीं है। 'Non-productive' व्यवसाय और उद्योग में उस काम के लिए प्रयोग होता है जो माल पैदा नहीं करता।
- Non-productive hours were removed from the workers' timetable.
unproductive (noun: unproductiveness / lack of productivity)
For the noun, use lack of productivity or unproductiveness. Do not use unproductive as a noun.
Noun के लिए 'lack of productivity' या 'unproductiveness' का प्रयोग करें। 'Unproductive' को noun की तरह प्रयोग न करें।
- The lack of productivity worried the factory owner.
+Collocations 4
unproductive + noun
daymeetinglanddiscussiontime
- It was an unproductive day, and nothing was finished.
adverb + unproductive
largelyratherhighlytotallycompletely
- The talks proved largely unproductive.
verb + unproductive
proveseembecomeremainturn out
- The long meeting turned out to be unproductive.
unproductive + preposition
in the long runfor farmersfor the economyin farmingfor students
- Studying while very tired is unproductive for most students.
“More examples 5
- The unproductive field gave only half the usual wheat.
उस अनुत्पादक खेत में सामान्य गेहूँ का केवल आधा ही पैदा हुआ।
- Radhika felt that watching reels was an unproductive use of her evening.
राधिका को लगा कि reels देखना उसकी शाम का निष्फल उपयोग था।
- The committee's unproductive meetings made everyone tired.
समिति की निष्फल बैठकों से सब थक गए।
- An unproductive worker may simply need better training.
अनुत्पादक कर्मचारी को शायद केवल बेहतर प्रशिक्षण की आवश्यकता हो।
- After the drought, farmers found the soil unproductive.
सूखे के बाद किसानों ने मिट्टी को अनुत्पादक पाया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The meeting was unproductively.
✓ The meeting was unproductive.
After was, use the adjective unproductive.
'Was' के बाद adjective 'unproductive' आता है।
✗ The unproductive of the factory worries the owner.
✓ The unproductiveness of the factory worries the owner.
Unproductive is an adjective; the noun is unproductiveness (or low productivity).
'Unproductive' adjective है; noun 'unproductiveness' (या low productivity) है।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
un·pro·duc·tive
?Which word?
Keep the useless words together: unproductive, fruitless, futile (pointless), barren (of land), sterile.
बेकार के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: unproductive, fruitless, futile (निरर्थक), barren (ज़मीन के लिए), sterile।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
Land that produces nothing is barren; effort that achieves nothing is futile or fruitless.
कुछ न उपजाने वाली ज़मीन barren; कुछ न हासिल करने वाला प्रयास futile या fruitless।