inutility
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Definition
- Noun:
- The quality of having no practical use: The state or condition of being useless, serving no practical purpose, or lacking utility.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The inutility of the old machine became apparent when it failed to perform any of its intended functions.
- He argued against the inutility of the proposed law, claiming it would solve no real problems.
Advanced Usage
- "To demonstrate the inutility of something": To show or prove that something is useless.
- The experiment was designed to demonstrate the inutility of the traditional method.
- "A sense of inutility": A feeling of being useless or without purpose.
- After the project was canceled, the team was left with a profound sense of inutility.
Variants and Related Words
- Uselessness (n): The state of being of no use; very similar in meaning to inutility.
- The uselessness of the broken tool was frustrating.
- Futility (n): The quality of being ineffective or pointless; often overlaps with inutility but can emphasize a lack of success or result.
- He realized the futility of trying to change her mind.
Synonyms
- Uselessness
- Worthlessness
- Impracticality
- Pointlessness
Antonyms
- Utility
- Usefulness
- Practicality
- Value
Related Phrases and Concepts
- "Render something an inutility": To cause something to become useless.
- The software update rendered the old plugin an inutility.
- "In the face of inutility": When confronted with uselessness or ineffectiveness.
- In the face of such inutility, they decided to abandon the approach entirely.
Noun
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the quality of having no practical use
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