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Translate futility from English to German

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futility:
- Kleinigkeit; Lappalie; Ding; Bagatelle; Dingelchen
Wiktionary:
- futility → Eitelkeit, Vergeblichkeit

English

Detailed Translations for futility from English to German

futility:

futility [the ~] nom

the futility (small matter; trifle; small thing; small affair; something unimportant)
die Kleinigkeit; die Lappalie; Ding; die Bagatelle; Dingelchen
- Kleinigkeit [die ~] nom
- Lappalie [die ~] nom
- Ding [das ~] nom
- Bagatelle [die ~] nom
- Dingelchen [das ~] nom
the futility (bagatelle; trifle; a piece of cake; child's play; small matter; small affair; small thing; something unimportant)
die Kleinigkeit; die Bagatelle; die Lappalie
- Kleinigkeit [die ~] nom
- Bagatelle [die ~] nom
- Lappalie [die ~] nom

Translation Matrix for futility:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Bagatelle	a piece of cake; bagatelle; child's play; futility; small affair; small matter; small thing; something unimportant; trifle
Ding	futility; small affair; small matter; small thing; something unimportant; trifle	article; baby; child; gadget; good; infant; item; kid; kiddy; lass; little child; little girl; little kid; matter; nipper; object; small child; small one; thing; tike; tiny tot; toddler; tot; tyke
Dingelchen	futility; small affair; small matter; small thing; something unimportant; trifle	baby; infant; kid; kiddy; little child; little kid; nipper; small child; small one; small things; tike; tiny tot; toddler; tot; triflers; tyke
Kleinigkeit	a piece of cake; bagatelle; child's play; futility; small affair; small matter; small thing; something unimportant; trifle	detail; folly; foolishness; idiocy; little gift; little present; little something; lunacy; present; secondary importance; side issue; small gift; trifle
Lappalie	a piece of cake; bagatelle; child's play; futility; small affair; small matter; small thing; something unimportant; trifle

Synonyms for "futility":

inutility; uselessness; unusefulness

Related Definitions for "futility":

uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result¹

Wiktionary Translations for futility:

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• futility	→ Eitelkeit; Vergeblichkeit	↔ futilité — caractère d’une chose ou d’une personne futile.
• futility	→ Eitelkeit; Vergeblichkeit	↔ vanité — caractère de ce qui est vain, futile.

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University