Futility
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fjuːˈtɪlɪti/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Futility is a noun meaning (uncountable) The quality of being futile or useless.
Meaning
(uncountable) The quality of being futile or useless.
More Meanings
- (countable) Something, especially an act, that is futile.
- (uncountable) Unimportance.
Example Sentences
an exercise of futility
His taking the bar exam for a third time was pure futility.
“Has my dad come?” he asked. “You can see he hasn’t,” said Mrs. Morel, cross with the futility of the question.
But fashion and authority apart, and bringing Plato to the test of reason, take from him, his sophisms, futilities, and incomprehensibilities, and what remains?
Word Forms
- futilities
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include worthlessness, uselessness, ineffectiveness, inefficacy, inefficiency, apathy.
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