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1. (n.) futility
the quality of being futile.
2. futility
a trifle or frivolity.
3. futility
a futile act or event.
Etymology: (1615–25; < L)
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| Definition of 'futility' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) futility
uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) futility
the quality of being talkative; talkativeness; loquaciousness; loquacity
2. (noun) futility
the quality of producing no valuable effect, or of coming to nothing; uselessness
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Sense: uselessness
He realized the futility of trying to continue his journey.
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 Afrikaans: vergeefsheid |
 Arabic: عَدَم جَدْوى، عَقْم |
 Bulgarian: безполезност |
 Brazilian: inutilidade |
 Czech: marnost |
 German: die Nutzlosigkeit |
 Danish: formålsløshed |
 Greek: ματαιότητα |
 Spanish: futilidad |
 Estonian: asjatus |
 Farsi: بیهودگی |
 Finnish: turhuus |
 French: futilité |
 Hebrew: חוֹסֶר תּוֹעֶלֶת |
 Hindi: निरर्थकता |
 Croatian: uzaludnost, jalovost |
 Hungarian: hiábavalóság |
 Indonesian: kesia-siaan |
 Icelandic: tilgangsleysi |
 Italian: inutilità |
 Japanese: 無駄 |
 Korean: 헛됨 |
 Lithuanian: beprasmybė |
 Latvian: veltīgums |
 Malay: sesuatu yang sia-sia |
 Dutch: nutteloosheid |
 Norwegian: ørkesløshet, fånytte |
 Polish: daremność |
 Persian: بیهودگی |
 Pashto: بې ګټې توب، عبثوالى |
 Portuguese: inutilidade |
 Romanian: zădărnicie |
 Russian: бесполезность |
 Slovak: zbytočnosť |
 Slovenian: nesmiselnost |
 Serbian: uzaludnost |
 Swedish: fåfänglighet, fruktlöshet |
 Thai: ความไร้ประโยชน์ |
 Turkish: yararsızlık, boş yerelik |
 Taiwanese: 無用 |
 Ukrainian: марність, даремність |
 Urdu: بے کاری |
 Vietnamese: sự vô ích; sự vô nghĩa |
 Chinese: 无用 |
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