Futility
Pronunciation : Fu"til`i*ty
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. futilitas: cf. F. futilit?.]
Definition : 1. The quality of being talkative; talkativeness; loquaciousness; loquacity. [Obs.]
2. The quality of producing no valuable effect, or of coming to nothing; uselessness. The futility of this mode of philosophizing. Whewell.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913