uselessness

noun

Definition of uselessnessnext
1
as in futility

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2
as in pointlessness

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  1. futility
  2. insignificance
  3. inanity
Noun
  • But the futility of any of these plans was cemented when the Florida Legislature passed a law that essentially did away with any need for a permit when carrying a gun.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The last time the Dolphins had such a skid of futility was Dec. 3, 1967.
    Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of futility
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  • Ultimately, however, the most serious way to critique the Nobel Peace Prize is not to complain about the Nobel committee's biases but to note the historical insignificance of so many of the prize's winners.
    Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2012
  • In 1995, Brian Dollery, David Schulze, and Leigh West produced a scathing report on the swaps, pointing to their typically low value (and therefore financial insignificance) and their lack of incentive structure for financing institutions.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 July 2024
Definition of insignificance
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  • And so, saying poor people choose to be poor and these kind of inanities at the time.
    Steve Baltin, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Unfortunately, any theme Feldman tries to hang on these slippery characters just slides off into inanity.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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