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inutility

[ in-yoo-til-i-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural in·u·til·i·ties

From the Latin word inūtilitās, dating back to 1590–1600. See inutile, -ity

If they inculcate virtue, it is that theological virtue whose inutility we have sufficiently shown.

The hypnotist has shown the vanity and Blake the inutility of willing trifles, and black magic its futility.

Yet she couldn't let it go on—this gigantic inutility, this mammoth lack of practical, efficient management.

All persons will be sensible of the inutility of the many expensive ceremonies, which contribute nothing to public felicity.

The inutility of science, written in a merely technical form, is well exemplified in the instance of Cicero.

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