Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - futile
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1.
If you say that something is futile, you mean there is no point in doing it, usually because it has no chance of succeeding. He brought his arm up in a futile attempt to ward off the blow... It would be futile to sustain his life when there is no chance of any improvement. = pointless ADJ: oft it v-link ADJ to-inf ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin futilis brittle, pointless, probably from fu- (akin to fundere to pour) — more at found Date: circa 1555 1. serving no useful purpose ; completely ineffective efforts to convince him were ~ 2. occupied with trifles ; frivolous • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun Synonyms: ~, vain, fruitless mean producing no result. ~ may connote completeness of failure or unwisdom of undertaking resistance had proved so ~ that surrender was the only choice left. vain usually implies simple failure to achieve a desired result a vain attempt to get the car started. fruitless comes close to vain but often suggests long and arduous effort or severe disappointment fruitless efforts to obtain a lasting peace. ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 useless, ineffectual, vain. 2 frivolous, trifling. Derivatives futilely adv. futility n. Etymology: L futilis leaky, futile, rel. to fundere pour ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. бесполезный, тщетный futile attempt —- тщетная попытка futile undertaking —- бесполезная затея 2. несерьезный; пустячный; пустой; поверхностный futile play —- пустая пьеса futile person —- пустой человек don't waste time by asking futile questions —- не тратьте время на ненужные вопросы ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. 1) бесполезный, тщетный 2) несерьезный, пустой, поверхностный FUTILITY noun тщетность и пр. [см. futile ] ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1555, from M.Fr. futile, from L. futilis "vain, worthless, futile," lit. "pouring out easily" (of a vessel), hence "easily emptied, leaky, unreliable," from base of fundere "pour, melt," from PIE *gheu- "to pour." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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