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PRONUNCIATION OF FUTILITIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUTILITIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Futilities is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUTILITIES

futchel
futharc
futhark
futhorc
futhork
futile
futilely
futileness
futilitarian
futilitarianism
futility
futon
futsal
futtock
futtock plate
futtock shroud
futural
future
future life
future perfect

WORDS THAT END LIKE FUTILITIES

abilities
activities
amenities
authorities
capabilities
celebrities
cities
communities
disabilities
entities
facilities
humanities
minorities
opportunities
parties
possibilities
qualities
quantities
responsibilities
universities
utilities

Synonyms and antonyms of futilities in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FUTILITIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «futilities» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of futilities

Translation of «futilities» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FUTILITIES

Find out the translation of futilities to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of futilities from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «futilities» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

futilities
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

futilidades
570 millions of speakers

English

futilities
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

futilities
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التفاهات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тщетности
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

futilidades
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

futilities
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

futilités
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Futilities
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nichtigkeiten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

futilities
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

futilities
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Futilities
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

futilities
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

futilities
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Futilities
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

futilities
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

futilità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

futilities
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

марності
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

deșertăciunile
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ματαιοτήτων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

futilities
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

futilities
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

futilities
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of futilities

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FUTILITIES»

The term «futilities» is used very little and occupies the 156.599 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FUTILITIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «futilities» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «futilities» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about futilities

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUTILITIES»

Discover the use of futilities in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to futilities and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Futilities: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
There is nothing in them but tittering jeering emptiness. They have all made what Dante calls the Great Refusal.
‎2008
2
Knaves and Fools: Or, Friends of Bohemia : a Satirical Novel ...
Chapter. XXXVI. Facts. and. Futilities. ME. JOHN WOETLET lived in a sparkling house in Park Lane. That airy street of closely wedged whims, in which conventionality seeks to individualize itself, and where the genius of architecture seems to ...
Edward Michael Whitty, 1857
3
Livh
"Futility of futilities," said Koheles, "futility of futilities. All is futile!" (Ecclesiastes 1:2 ). In Ecclesiastes, Koheles dismisses all earthly pursuits as being futile and worthless, pure nothingness. One of the commentaries points out that although zero ...
Abraham J. Twerski, 1988
4
The Philistine
And the idea of simplicity and cutting out the futilities and taking on the utilities is a big thing in the Loyal Order of Moose. The utilities of life are the things that we need, and the futilities are the things that we can do without. H. Hate, fear, doubt,  ...
‎1912
5
Stay Fat Be Who You Are: The Paradox of Weight Management
Chapter. 7. FuTiLiTieS. The. Futility. of. Dieting. Being fat is a symptom of something deeper at play in the whole person.While there may be a genetic disposition to certain meta- bolic/digestive processes favoring easy weight gain and related ...
Dr. Henri Marcoux, 2014
6
The Living Age ...
THOSE. WASHINGTON. FUTILITIES. BY GEORGE BERNARD SHAW [Events at Washington have not altogether borne out Mr. Shaw's predictions; but it will be noted that his first paper was published almost simultaneously with the opening of ...
‎1921
7
The Living Age
THOSE. WASHINGTON. FUTILITIES. BY GEORGE BERNARD SHAW [Events at Washington have not altogether borne out Mr. Shaw's predictions; but it will be noted that his first paper was published almost simultaneously with the opening of ...
Robert S. Littell, 1921
8
After the Hippocratic Oath
The. Futilities. of. Utilities. John Brashe was a young, unsuccessful lawyer. His personality faded into the fabric of his clothing, conservative dark blue suit with matching vest, plain blue tie and shiny, black, pointed oxfords. He followed ...
Richard A. Dunsmore and Lillian D. Dunsmore
9
The Public Futilities of 1923: A Ribald Revue, Redolent of ...
This program from the Legislative Correspondents' Association annual dinner includes the menu of the dinner; a list of toasts; the lyrics to songs, many of them satirical parodies written for the occasion; and a list of the officers of the ...
Legislative Correspondents' Association of the State of New York, Legislative Correspondents' Association of the State of New York. Annual meeting, 1923
10
משלי
Can there be a greater futility of futilities? Solomon laments man's misuse of God's gifts. It is destructive and essentially temporary. Significant though they may seem, his accomplishments are essentially futile — although the daily papers and ...
‎1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUTILITIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term futilities is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Breaching Frames: Jeff Feld at Fresh Window
Feld's phantoms of utility, futilities aside, have plenty of heart, and hearts keep hope alive. That said, this is all exhibited on the floor and walls of ... «The L Magazine, Jun 15»
2
Crumbling confetti cubes meet car-wash brushes in Lara Favaretto's …
... of found objects—everything from used car-wash brushes to rusted metal scaffolding to abandoned suitcases—to comment on the futilities of ... «Straight.com, Jun 15»
3
Uniform: Perfect World
... hint at techno, but soon Greenberg's guitar sputters into existence, blasting away at a few chords as Berdan explains all of life's futilities. «Paste Magazine, Jun 15»
4
Time to bring the Gardiner down to earth
A century before Haussmann, Voltaire complained that Paris invested in “futilities” rather than public works. Let's not be guilty of the same thing. «Toronto Star, Jun 15»
5
From the archive, 3 June 1919: Chekhov's The Seagull reviewed
One felt a Philistine desire for a breath of fresh air, and was grateful for the frank human giggles with which the naive futilities of some of the ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
6
THE PUBLIC MUSE
My eyes follow the straight, silent trunks. Upward to the gallery of indifferent stars. Looking down upon the futilities. And frustrations of man. «The Keene Sentinel, May 15»
7
ETHIOPIA: We (ETHIOPIANS) GET THE GOVERNMENT WE …
The recent “Ethiopia and Horn of Africa Conference” was an experiment in futilities where I heard on video some “drum beating and saber ... «Nazret.com, May 15»
8
Miliband v Miliband, Big Alex at Westminster and the rise of quiet …
... the Unite leader, Len McCluskey, who has called for his resignation and gives the impression of preferring the futilities of opposition to power. «New Statesman, May 15»
9
Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper brings home the money for our …
Clearly, this is an organization which has transcended the futilities of small-fry conservationism. As Buffalo continues its march towards ... «Artvoice, May 15»
10
Tribalism: the scourge of Africa
His pack of futilities received significant coverage, and most likely Gutu was impressed. It is really sad to look at Africa today, seeing a billion ... «New Zimbabwe.com, May 15»

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