Added 9 October 2026
futility
/fjuːˈtɪlɪti/ noun
Latin root: fūtilitās Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about futility at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result.
Origin
From Latin fūtilitās (“worthlessness, futility”). By surface analysis, futile + -ity.
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