FUTILITY

futility

(noun) uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

futility (usually uncountable, plural futilities)

(uncountable) The quality of being futile or useless.

(countable) Something, especially an act, that is futile.

(uncountable) Unimportance.

Source: Wiktionary


Fu"til`i*ty, n. Etym: [L. futilitas: cf. F. futilité.]

1. The quality of being talkative; talkativeness; loquaciousness; loquacity. [Obs.]

2. The quality of producing no valuable effect, or of coming to nothing; uselessness. The futility of this mode of philosophizing. Whewell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 March 2025

IMMOBILIZATION

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