futile
21FUTILE — adj. des deux genres Qui est frivole, qui est de peu de conséquence, de peu de considération. Raisons futiles. Argument futile. Propos futiles. Querelle futile. Des écrits futiles. Il signifie aussi Qui s’attache à des choses de peu de… …
22futile — (fu ti l ) adj. Qui est de peu de conséquence, de peu de valeur. Un talent futile. Raisons futiles. • Tous ces discours qu ils [les philosophes] ont fondés sur ce faux principe sont si futiles...., PASC. Lett. à Mme Perier, 17 oct. 1651. • Ce …
23futile — fu|tile [ fjutl ] adjective unsuccessful or useless: a futile rescue attempt It s futile trying to get him to change his mind. The peace talks have proved futile …
24futile — [[t]fju͟ːtaɪl, AM t(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ to inf 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… …
25futile — UK [ˈfjuːtaɪl] / US [ˈfjut(ə)l] adjective unsuccessful, or useless a futile rescue attempt It s futile trying to persuade him to change his mind. The peace talks have proved futile …
26futile — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. ineffectual, vain, idle, useless. See uselessness, hopelessness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [To no purpose] Syn. vain, unavailing, useless, in vain, fruitless, hopeless, impractical, worthless,… …
27futile — adj. describing an intervention that has little or no prospect of achieving its intended purpose. In medical practice, claims of futility are often used to justify withholding or withdrawing medical treatment at the end of life. However, the… …
28futile — a, futile, o adj. futile ; léger ; négligeable …
29futile — futilely, adv. futileness, n. /fyooht l, fyooh tuyl/, adj. 1. incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful: Attempting to force feed the sick horse was futile. 2. trifling; frivolous; unimportant. [1545 55; < L futilis …
30futile — see FOUND * * * The origin of the word is in Latin futtilis, useless, literally pouring out easily, from fundere, to pour out. If a vessel has had its contents poured out, it is futile to expect to get anything out of it …
