Futilitarian
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fjuːˌtɪlɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Futilitarian is an adjective meaning Having the opinion that all human activity is futile.
Meaning
Having the opinion that all human activity is futile.
More Meanings
- A person believing that all human activity is futile.
- A person devoted to profitless pursuits.
Example Sentences
In America the silence was more oppressive than the ignorance; but perhaps elsewhere the world might still hide some haunt of futilitarian silence where content reigned—although long search had not revealed it—and so the pilgrimage began anew!
It is in the region of the Island that most of the battles take place between organized labour and the apostles of free labour. Let there be any industrial trouble of any kind, and down upon the district swoop dozens of fussy futilitarians, to argue, exhort, bully, and agitate generally.
Word Forms
- futilitarians
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include vain, fruitless, masturbatory, good-for-nothing, pointless, nihilistic.
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