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futility:
- futiliteit; kleinigheid; onbelangrijk iets; bagatel; dingetje; peulenschil; niemendalletje; wissewasje
Wiktionary:
- futility → ijdelheid, vruchteloosheid, frivoliteit, lichtzinnigheid, wuftheid

English

Detailed Translations for futility from English to Dutch

futility:

futility [the ~] nom

the futility (small matter; trifle; small thing; small affair; something unimportant)
de futiliteit; de kleinigheid; onbelangrijk iets; de bagatel; het dingetje; de peulenschil; het niemendalletje; het wissewasje
- futiliteit [de ~ (v)] nom
- kleinigheid [de ~ (v)] nom
- onbelangrijk iets [znw.] nom
- bagatel [de ~] nom
- dingetje [het ~] nom
- peulenschil [de ~] nom
- niemendalletje [het ~] nom
- wissewasje [het ~] nom
the futility (bagatelle; trifle; a piece of cake; child's play; small matter; small affair; small thing; something unimportant)
de bagatel; de peulenschil; de kleinigheid; het wissewasje
- bagatel [de ~] nom
- peulenschil [de ~] nom
- kleinigheid [de ~ (v)] nom
- wissewasje [het ~] nom

Translation Matrix for futility:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
bagatel	a piece of cake; bagatelle; child's play; futility; small affair; small matter; small thing; something unimportant; trifle	detail; secondary importance; side issue; trifle
dingetje	futility; small affair; small matter; small thing; something unimportant; trifle
futiliteit	futility; small affair; small matter; small thing; something unimportant; trifle
kleinigheid	a piece of cake; bagatelle; child's play; futility; small affair; small matter; small thing; something unimportant; trifle	detail; little bit; little present; little something; secondary importance; side issue; small gift; small thing; trifle
niemendalletje	futility; small affair; small matter; small thing; something unimportant; trifle	dime novel; it was nothing; light novel; penny dreadful; scanty garment; yellowback
onbelangrijk iets	futility; small affair; small matter; small thing; something unimportant; trifle
peulenschil	a piece of cake; bagatelle; child's play; futility; small affair; small matter; small thing; something unimportant; trifle
wissewasje	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	→ ijdelheid; vruchteloosheid; frivoliteit; lichtzinnigheid; wuftheid	↔ futilité — caractère d’une chose ou d’une personne futile.
• futility	→ ijdelheid; vruchteloosheid; frivoliteit; lichtzinnigheid; wuftheid	↔ vanité — caractère de ce qui est vain, futile.

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University