futility
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| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | lack of effectiveness or success |
| 2. | lack of purpose or meaning |
| 3. | something futile |
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Futility
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Word Origin & History
futility
1620s, from L. futilitatem, from futtilis (see futile). Hence, jocular futilitarian (1827).
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Example sentences
Enthusiasm contended with a sense of futility, and the urge to create with the compulsion to destroy.
Futility of interjectional and sound-imitative theories of the origin of speech.
Some officers talk of the futility and danger of a war that their government denies they are taking part in.
One hopes it will prove the futility of using the debt ceiling as a tool to bludgeon your political opponents into submission.
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