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futility::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | inutility, unusefulness, uselessness |
| Derivation | futile |
Examples of futility
futility
Every week he sends out more, in what seems to him like an exercise in futility.
From the kentucky.com
Looking for him in a certain spot on the field would be an exercise in futility.
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They were so massive that trying to prune them back was an exercise in futility.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Historically, the search for healthcare prices has been an exercise in futility.
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The study was stopped early because of the obvious futility of the intervention.
From the well.blogs.nytimes.com
Many here see the last four years of voting upheaval as an exercise in futility.
From the usatoday.com
Sometimes motivation is impossible, and a sense of futility and boredom sets in.
From the miamiherald.com
In fact, it's places like this that make you see the futility of chasing trends.
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The aftershock is a profound sense of grief, amplified by the futility of anger.
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- Uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result
- (futile) producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"
- (futile) bootless: unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"
- Du00E5u00E5th /u02C8du0254u02D0u03B8/ is an American death metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. Their music incorporates styles such as thrash metal, death metal, industrial metal, grunge and some traces of gypsy jazz.
- Futility, or the Wreck of the Titan was an 1898 novella written by Morgan Robertson. The story features the ocean liner Titan, which sinks in the North Atlantic after striking an iceberg. ...
- Futility is a poem by Wilfred Owen, possibly the most renowned poet of the First World War. The poem is well-known for the fact that it is an unusual departure from his style of including disturbing and graphic images in his poems, and instead having an oddly soothing feel to it.
- (Futile (Porcupine Tree)) Futile is a promotional EP by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, released in July 2003 through Lava Records. It was released in conjunction with Porcupine Tree's North American tour with Opeth, July-August 2003.
- The quality of being futile or useless; Something, especially an act, that is futile; Unimportance
- (futile) Incapable of producing results; useless; not successful; not worth attempting
