futility
noun
the quality of being futile; ineffectiveness; uselessness.
futilities
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pluralof futility.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But in nominating one as secretary of state and the other as defense secretary, President Obama hopes to bring to his administration two veterans with the same sensibility about the futilities of war.
From New York Times ● Jan. 8, 2013
There's something about the way Wallinger composes apparent futilities with such systematic earnestness that is in itself convincing.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 22, 2012
South China Sea Pishkun is a remarkable digital animation by Vietnamese artist Dinh Q Lê that tackles the grim futilities of warfare with an almost hallucinatory metaphorical force.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 22, 2011
Collectively the correspondents tore their hair over the futilities of the M.O.I.
From Time Magazine Archive
Until Darbor joined him, Denver did not waste thought upon the futilities of the situation.
From Master of the Moondog by Stanley Mullen
