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futility

Pronunciation: /fjuːˈtɪlɪti/

The English word “futility” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

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

Etymology

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

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