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
  • McDermott already owns as many playoff wins as Schottenheimer in a third of the time and has a long way to go to match Schottenheimer’s lifetime of Lombardi Trophy futility.
    Tim Graham, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
  • But the futility of the current situation fuels Barr and those holding the line to support her cause.
    Major Garrett, CBS News, 15 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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  • Words of wisdom—and inanity Psaki’s mother’s advice is surely sage, unlike some other words of wisdom Psaki’s received over the years.
    Jane Thier, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
  • And in all its inanity, it was still rooted in Kendall’s love for his father.
    Amos Barshad, WIRED, 26 May 2023
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