bootless, fruitless, futile, sleeveless, vain
(adjective) unproductive of success; āa fruitless searchā; āfutile years after her artistic peakā; āa sleeveless errandā; āa vain attemptā
futile, ineffectual, otiose, unavailing, meaningless
(adjective) producing no result or effect; āa futile effortā; āthe therapy was ineffectualā; āan otiose undertakingā; āan unavailing attemptā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
futile (comparative more futile, superlative most futile)
Incapable of producing results; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.
Synonym: useless
• See also futile
• effectual
• effective
Source: Wiktionary
Fu"tile, a. Etym: [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.]
1. Talkative; loquacious; tattling. [Obs.] Talkers and futile persons. Bacon.
2. Of no importance; answering no useful end; useless; vain; worthless. "Futile theories." I. Taylor. His reasoning . . . was singularly futile. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.