Definition of Futilitarian

1. Adjective. having the opinion that all human activity is futile ¹

2. Noun. a person with such views ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Futilitarian

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Futilitarian

futhermore
futhermost
futhermuckers
futhorc
futhorcs
futhork
futhorks
futile
futile cycle
futilely
futileness
futilenesses
futiler
futilest
futilitarian (current term)
futilitarianism
futilitarians
futilities
futility
futilous
futomaki
futon
futons
futsal
futtered
futtering
futters
futtock

Literary usage of Futilitarian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Magazine of Art by American Federation of Arts (1916)
"Over and over again the Prime Mover in the Civic Movement has scorned the Utilitarians who pushed art out of the national life. "futilitarian has been our ..."

2. The Education of Henry Adams: An Autobiography by Henry Adams (1918)
"In America the silence was more oppressive than the ignorance; but perhaps elsewhere the world might still hide some haunt of futilitarian silence where ..."

3. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"19), "are significantly characteristic of the utilitarian philanthropist and the futilitarian misanthropist respectively." The following is the paragraph in ..."

4. A Supplementary English Glossary by Thomas Lewis Owen Davies (1881)
"futilitarian, one who pursues what is worthless; a skit on utilitarians. See quotation gv GIOMA.NITY, where the word is an adjective. ..."

5. Modern English by Fitzedward Hall (1873)
"... by the way, it was necessary to invent facts,—are significantly characteristic of the utilitarian philanthropist and of the futilitarian misanthropist, ..."

6. The Grammar of Philosophy: A Study of Scientific Method by David Graham (1908)
"It is feats of this kind that all the futilitarian philosophers are continually trying to accomplish. Common Sense is as necessary in the highest pursuits ..."

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