Definitions for futilityfyuˈtɪl ɪ ti
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fu•til•i•tyfyuˈtɪl ɪ ti(n.)(pl.)-ties.
the quality of being futile.
a trifle or frivolity.
a futile act or event.
Origin of futility:
1615–25; < L
Princeton's WordNet
futility(noun)
uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result
Wiktionary
futility(Noun)
The quality of being futile or useless.
His taking the bar exam for a third time was pure futility.
futility(Noun)
Something, especially an act, that is futile.
futility(Noun)
Unimportance.
Webster Dictionary
Futility(noun)
the quality of being talkative; talkativeness; loquaciousness; loquacity
Futility(noun)
the quality of producing no valuable effect, or of coming to nothing; uselessness
Translations for futility
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- vergeefsheidAfrikaans
- عَدَم جَدْوى، عَقْمArabic
- безполезностBulgarian
- inutilidadePortuguese (BR)
- marnostCzech
- die NutzlosigkeitGerman
- formålsløshedDanish
- ματαιότηταGreek
- futilidadSpanish
- asjatusEstonian
- بیهودگیFarsi
- turhuusFinnish
- futilitéFrench
- חוֹסֶר תּוֹעֶלֶתHebrew
- निरर्थकताHindi
- uzaludnost, jalovostCroatian
- hiábavalóságHungarian
- kesia-siaanIndonesian
- tilgangsleysiIcelandic
- inutilitàItalian
- 無駄Japanese
- 헛됨Korean
- beprasmybėLithuanian
- veltīgumsLatvian
- sesuatu yang sia-siaMalay
- nutteloosheidDutch
- ørkesløshet, fånytteNorwegian
- daremnośćPolish
- بیهودگیPersian
- بې ګټې توب، عبثوالىPashto
- inutilidadePortuguese
- zădărnicieRomanian
- бесполезностьRussian
- zbytočnosťSlovak
- nesmiselnostSlovenian
- uzaludnostSerbian
- fåfänglighet, fruktlöshet, meningslöshetSwedish
- ความไร้ประโยชน์Thai
- yararsızlık, boş yerelikTurkish
- 無用Chinese (Trad.)
- марність, даремністьUkrainian
- بے کاریUrdu
- sự vô ích; sự vô nghĩaVietnamese
- 无用Chinese (Simp.)
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