inutile

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪnˈjutəl/ UK /ɪnˈjuːtaɪl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
useless; serving no practical purpose

He dismissed the gadget as an inutile novelty.

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Synonyms

1 adj · useless; serving no... useless unprofitable futile ineffectual worthless unavailing

Opposites

useful profitable effective

Word family

Derived forms inutilityinutilely

Related forms utile utility

Etymology

From French inutile, from Latin inutilis 'useless', from in- 'not' plus utilis 'useful', from uti 'to use'.

inutilis Latin uti Latin

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Describing Qualities

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# 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
- Describing Qualities

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