futility

🇺🇸 /fjuːˈtɪləti/ 🇬🇧 /fjuːˈtɪləti/
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noun
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the pointlessness of doing something that cannot succeed

He soon realized the futility of trying to change her mind.

translation

n. the pointlessness of doing something that cannot succeed

Word Forms

Plural futilities