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Definition of Futility
1. Noun. Uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result.
Definition of Futility
1. n. The quality of being talkative; talkativeness; loquaciousness; loquacity.
Definition of Futility
1. Noun. The quality of being futile or useless. ¹
2. Noun. Something, especially an act, that is futile. ¹
3. Noun. Unimportance. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Futility
1. the quality of being futile [n -TIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Futility
Literary usage of Futility
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. System of Positive Polity by Auguste Comte (1877)
"futility of nn objective synthesis sufficiently recognised to allow the human
... The futility of an objective synthesis is however by this time so freely ..."
2. The Human Costs of the War by Homer Folks (1920)
"vn GREECE: THE COST OF INDECISION Pre-war Greece; the futility of a glorious ...
The futility of a Glorious Past.—If classical Greece taught the world for ..."
3. The Law of Electricity: A Treatise on the Rules of the Law Relating to by Seymour Dwight Thompson (1891)
"futility of Attempts at Statutory Regulation.—A very slight acquaintance with
this subject must convince any person of the futility of attempts at minute ..."
4. The Law of Electricity: A Treatise on the Rules of the Law Relating to by Seymour Dwight Thompson (1891)
"futility of Attempts at Statutory Regulation.—A very slight acquaintance with
this subject must convince any person of the futility of attempts at minute ..."
5. The History of the Popes: From the Close of the Middle Ages. Drawn from the by Ludwig Pastor (1908)
"On his own confession, this intelligence convinced Leo of the futility and danger
of holding out any longer for Francis' candidature. ..."
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