futility

fu·til·i·ty  (fy-tl-t)

n. pl. fu·til·i·ties

1. The quality of having no useful result; uselessness.

2. Lack of importance or purpose; frivolousness.

3. A futile act.

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futility [fjuːˈtɪlɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. lack of effectiveness or success

2. lack of purpose or meaning

3. something futile

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

futility - uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result inutility, unusefulness, uselessness - the quality of having no practical use

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futility

noun

1. uselessness, ineffectiveness, pointlessness, fruitlessness, emptiness, hollowness, spitting in the wind, bootlessness the injustice and futility of terrorism

2. triviality, vanity, pointlessness, unimportance a sense of the emptiness and futility of life

Quotations
"as futile as a clock in an empty house" [James Thurber]

Translations

futility [fjuːˈtɪlɪtɪ] N → inutilidad f, lo inútil

futility [fjuːˈtɪlɪti] n → inutilité f

futility

n → Sinnlosigkeit f; (of plan, idea) → Nutzlosigkeit f; (of effort, attempt) → Vergeblichkeit f

futility [fjuːˈtɪlɪtɪ] n → futilità

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futility [fjuːˈtɪlɪtɪ] n → futilità