What does nugatory mean?

Definitions for nugatory
ˈnu gəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈnyu-nu·ga·to·ry

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. nugatoryadjective

    of no real value

    "a nugatory law"

Wiktionary

  1. nugatoryadjective

    Trivial, trifling or of little importance.

  2. nugatoryadjective

    Ineffective, invalid or futile.

  3. nugatoryadjective

    Having no force, inoperative, ineffectual.

  4. nugatoryadjective

    Removable from a computer program with safety, but harmless if retained.

  5. Etymology: From nugatorius.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Nugatoryadjective

    Trifling; futile; insignificant.

    Etymology: nugatorius, Latin.

    Some great men of the last age, before the mechanical philosophy was revived, were too much addicted to this nugatory art: when occult quality, and sympathy and antipathy were admitted for satisfactory explications of things. Richard Bentley.

ChatGPT

  1. nugatory

    Nugatory generally means of no value, importance, or significance; trifling. It can also refer to being useless, futile, or ineffectual.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Nugatoryadjective

    trifling; vain; futile; insignificant

  2. Nugatoryadjective

    of no force; inoperative; ineffectual

  3. Etymology: [L. nugatorius, fr. nugari to trifle, nugae jests, trifles.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Nugatory

    nū′ga-tor-i, adj. trifling: vain: insignificant: of no power: ineffectual. [L. nugatorius,—nugæ, jokes, trifles.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of nugatory in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of nugatory in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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Translations for nugatory

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  • uneffektiv, erfolglos, belanglosGerman
  • insignificante, ineficazSpanish
  • بی ارزشPersian
  • tehotonFinnish
  • inefficace, insignifiant, non valableFrench
  • מעוותתHebrew
  • ongeldig, machteloos, onbelangrijk, ondoeltreffendDutch
  • пустячный, никчёмный, недействительныйRussian
  • 多少价值Chinese

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