inutility

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌɪnjuˈtɪləti/ UK /ˌɪnjuːˈtɪləti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the quality of being useless; lack of usefulness

He soon recognized the inutility of arguing with a closed mind.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... uselessness worthlessness futilityineffectivenessunprofitableness

Opposites

utility usefulness

Word family

Related forms inutile utility

Etymology

From French inutilite, from Latin inutilitas, from inutilis 'useless' (from in- 'not' plus utilis 'useful', from uti 'to use').

inutilitas Latin uti Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# inutility

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪnjuˈtɪləti/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌɪnjuːˈtɪləti/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being useless; lack of usefulness

## Examples
- He soon recognized the inutility of arguing with a closed mind.

## Synonyms
- uselessness
- worthlessness
- futility
- ineffectiveness
- unprofitableness

## Antonyms
- utility
- usefulness

## Related Forms
- inutile
- utility

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: inutilitas
- Root: uti

## Etymology
From French inutilite, from Latin inutilitas, from inutilis 'useless' (from in- 'not' plus utilis 'useful', from uti 'to use').

## AI Etymology
inutility comes from French inutilite, from Latin inutilitas, from inutilis 'useless' (from in- 'not' plus utilis 'useful', from uti 'to use'). Morphologically, the prefixed shape matters: the initial element belongs to the recorded formation and helps explain the modern form's surface analysis. In present English, the noun sense is "the quality of being useless; lack of usefulness", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as inutile and utility. Its semantic neighborhood includes uselessness, worthlessness, futility, and ineffectiveness, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Latin inutilitas and Latin uti.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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