Found 3 items, similar to Futile.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: futile sia-sia, terbantut
English → English (WordNet) Definition: futile futile adj 1: producing no result or effect; “a futile effort”; “the therapy was ineffectual”; “an otiose undertaking”; “an unavailing attempt” [syn: ineffectual, otiose, unavailing] 2: unproductive of success; “a fruitless search”; “futile years after her artistic peak”; “a sleeveless errand”; “a vain attempt” [syn: bootless, fruitless, sleeveless, vain]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Futile Futile \Fu"tile\ (?; 277), a. [L. futilis that easily pours out, that easily lets loose, vain, worthless, from the root of fundere to pour out: cf. F. futile. See Fuse, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. Talkative; loquacious; tattling. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Talkers and futile persons. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Of no importance; answering no useful end; useless; vain; worthless. “Futile theories.” --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] His reasoning . . . was singularly futile. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]