English Explanatory Dictionary

futility

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The quality of being futile or useless.
  2. Something, especially an act, that is futile.
  3. Unimportance.

Pronunciation

/fjuːˈtɪlɪti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-futility.wav /fjuˈtɪləti/

Word forms

futility futilities

Etymology

From Latin fūtilitās (“worthlessness, futility”). By surface analysis, futile + -ity.

Derived words

exercise in futility futilitarian
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