inutile C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ɪnˈjutəl/ UK /ɪnˈjuːtaɪl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj useless; serving no practical purpose He dismissed the gadget as an inutile novelty. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · useless; serving no... uselessunprofitablefutileineffectualworthlessunavailing ↔ Opposites usefulprofitableeffective Word family Derived forms inutilityinutilely Related forms utileutility Etymology AI details From French inutile, from Latin inutilis 'useless', from in- 'not' plus utilis 'useful', from uti 'to use'. inutilis Latin uti Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # inutile **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈjutəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈjuːtaɪl/ ## Meanings 1. useless; serving no practical purpose ## Examples - He dismissed the gadget as an inutile novelty. ## Synonyms - useless - unprofitable - futile - ineffectual - worthless - unavailing ## Antonyms - useful - profitable - effective ## Derived Forms - inutility - inutilely ## Related Forms - utile - utility ## Roots and Affixes - Root: inutilis - Root: uti ## Etymology From French inutile, from Latin inutilis 'useless', from in- 'not' plus utilis 'useful', from uti 'to use'. ## AI Etymology Inutile comes from French inutile, from Latin inutilis 'useless', from in- 'not' plus utilis 'useful', from uti 'to use'. The etymological trail includes Latin inutilis and Latin uti. As an adjective, inutile means useless; serving no practical purpose. The same family is visible in derived forms such as inutility and inutilely and related forms such as utile and utility. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas markdown