inutility

[ in-yoo-til-i-tee ]

noun

, plural in·u·til·i·ties

1. uselessness.
2. a useless thing or person.

Word History and Origins

Origin of inutility¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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Related Words

• failure
• impotence
• incompetence
• inefficiency
• ineptitude
• lack
• shortcoming
• weakness