Definitions for futile
ˈfyut l, ˈfyu taɪlfu·tile

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. futile, ineffectual, otiose, unavailingadjective

   producing no result or effect

   "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"

2. bootless, fruitless, futile, sleeveless, vainadjective

   unproductive of success

   "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. futileadjective

   Incapable of producing results; useless; not successful; not worth attempting.

2. Etymology: From futilis.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FUTILEadjective

   Etymology: futile, French; futilis, Latin.

   1. Talkative; loquacious.

   One futile person, that maketh it his glory to tell, will do more hurt than many that know it their duty to conceal. Francis Bacon.

   2. Trifling; worthless; of no weight.

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1. futile

   Futile refers to something that is incapable of producing any useful result; pointless or ineffective. It is often used to describe attempts or actions that are bound to fail or not lead to a favorable outcome.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Futileverb

   talkative; loquacious; tattling

2. Futileverb

   of no importance; answering no useful end; useless; vain; worthless

3. Etymology: [L. futilis that easily pours out, that easily lets loose, vain, worthless, from the root of fundere to pour out: cf. F. futile. See Fuse, v. t.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Futile

   fū′tīl, adj. useless: unavailing: trifling.—adv. Fū′tilely.—ns. Futilitā′rian, one who gives himself to profitless pursuits; Futil′ity, uselessness. [Fr.,—L. futilis—fundĕre, to pour.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. futileverb

   useless, pointless

   It is futile to blame workers.

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on November 11, 2021  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of futile in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of futile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of futile in a Sentence

1. Dejan Stojanovic:

   It is futile to spend time telling stories about the fleetness of each day.

2. Woodrow Wilson:

   A nation which does not remember what it was yesterday, does not know what it is today, nor what it is trying to do. We are trying to do a futile thing if we do not know where we came from or what we have been about.

3. Carrie Lam:

   Constitutional development must be built on the basis of the Basic Law and the decision of (China's) NPCSC (National People's Congress Standing Committee), otherwise it would only be futile and impractical and the aim of universal suffrage for the CE (Chief Executive) election would only become a 'castle in the air'.

4. Nancy Pelosi:

   With only four legislative days left until the Republican Homeland Security Shutdown, Speaker Boehner made it clear that Speaker Boehner has no plan to avoid a government shutdown, the speaker's reliance on talking points and finger-pointing was a sad reflection of the fact that the Tea Party continues to hold the gavel as Senate Democrats insist on Senate Democrats futile anti-immigrant grandstanding.

5. Yukio Mishima:

   If we value so highly the dignity of life, how can we not also value the dignity of death No death may be called futile.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=futile
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Futile
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=futile
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/futile
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=futile