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futility
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fu·til·i·ty

noun \fyü-ˈti-lə-tē\
plural fu·til·i·ties

Definition of FUTILITY

1
: the quality or state of being futile : uselessness
2
: a useless act or gesture <the futilities of debate for its own sake — W. A. White>
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First Known Use of FUTILITY

circa 1623

Rhymes with FUTILITY

ability, agility, anility, civility, debility, docility, ductility, facility, fertility, fragility, gentility, gracility, hostility, humility, lability, mobility, motility, nobility, nubility, scurrility, sectility, servility, stability, sterility, suability, tactility, utility, vagility, virility

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