Definition
Meaning of 'futile'
Meaning of 'futile' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Futile 
[ v. t.]
- Talkative; loquacious; tattling. [ v. t.]- Of no importance; answering no useful end; useless; vain; worthless.
Meaning of 'futile' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. futile [ s]
[ s]Meaning (1):
- unproductive of success
- unproductive of success
Example in sentence:
- a fruitless search;
- a sleeveless errand;
- a vain attempt;
- futile years after her artistic peak
Meaning (2):
- producing no result or effect
- producing no result or effect
Example in sentence:
- a futile effort;
- an otiose undertaking;
- an unavailing attempt;
- the therapy was ineffectual
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