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futility

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fu⋅til⋅i⋅ty

  [fyoo-til-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties for 2, 3.
1. the quality of being futile; ineffectiveness; uselessness.
2. a trifle or frivolity: the large collection of futilities that clutter our minds.
3. a futile act or event.
Origin:
1615–25; < L fūtilitās. See futile, -ity
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fu·til·i·ty   (fyōō-tĭl'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. fu·til·i·ties

  1. The quality of having no useful result; uselessness.

  2. Lack of importance or purpose; frivolousness.

  3. A futile act.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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