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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFutility
/fjuːˈtɪl.ə.ti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being futile; ineffectiveness or uselessness.
"The futility of their efforts became evident when the project was canceled." - 2
An act or instance of being futile.
"He realized the futility of arguing with someone so stubborn."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'futilitas', meaning leanness, worthlessness, or vanity, originating from 'futilis' (leaky, untrustworthy, from the root fundere to pour). It entered the English language in the late 16th century, initially denoting leakiness or talkativeness before shifting to mean pointlessness or uselessness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Futility" is said worldwide
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futilité
Transliteration: fy.ti.li.te
"La futilité de ses efforts était évidente."
Nichtigkeit
Transliteration: ˈnɪçtɪçkaɪt
"Die Nichtigkeit seiner Bemühungen wurde offensichtlich."
futilità
Transliteration: fu.ti.li.tà
"La futilità dei suoi sforzi era evidente."
futilidad
Transliteration: fu.ti.li.dad
"La futilidad de sus esfuerzos se hizo evidente."
futilidade
Transliteration: fu.ti.li.da.de
"A futilidade de seus esforços ficou clara."
व्यर्थता
Transliteration: vyarthata
"उनके प्रयासों की व्यर्थता स्पष्ट हो गई।"
无用
Transliteration: wú yòng
"他们努力的无用性变得明显。"
무용
Transliteration: mu-yong
"그들의 노력의 무용성이 분명해졌다."
無駄
Transliteration: muda
"彼の努力の無駄が明らかになった。"
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