futile — meaning in English
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English meaning
- futile adjective Producing no useful result; pointless or doomed to fail.
- trifling adj Of very little importance or value.
- unavailing adj Fruitless, futile, useless.
- vain adj Excessively proud of one's own looks or achievements.
Senses
futile is used for these senses in English:
- futile Incapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.
- trifling Trivial, or of little importance.
- unavailing Fruitless, futile, useless.
- vain Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile.
trifling — full definition
- adj Of very little importance or value.
- adj Not to be taken seriously; frivolous or unreliable in behavior.