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inutility

[in-yoo-til-i-tee]

noun, plural in·u·til·i·ties for 2.

uselessness.

a useless thing or person.

Origin:
1590–1600; < Latin inūtilitās. See inutile, -ity

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Inutility has a plethora of syllables.

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an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.

the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).

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inutile (ɪnˈjuːtaɪl, ˌɪnjuːˈtɪlɪtɪ)

—*adj*
	rare useless; unprofitable

in'utilely

—*adv*

inu'tility

—n

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