inutile

See also: innutile

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French inutile, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin inutilis. See in- (“not”), utile.

Adjective

inutile (comparative more inutile, superlative most inutile)

1. (obsolete) useless; unprofitable

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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “inutile”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

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French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin inūtilis (“useless”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.ny.til/

• Audio (France, Paris):

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• Homophone: inutiles
• Hyphenation: i‧nu‧tile

Adjective

inutile (plural inutiles)

1. unused
2. useless, unnecessary, pointless

Synonyms

• superfétatoire
• superflu
• vain

Antonyms

• utile
• nécessaire

Further reading

• “inutile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin inūtilis, from in- + utilis

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈnutile/
• Rhymes: -utile

Adjective

1. useless, unnecessary, needless
2. ineffective

Synonyms

• (ineffective): ineffettivo

Antonyms

• utile

Related terms

• inutilità
• inutilizzare
• inutilmente

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) inūtile

1. nominative neuter singular of inūtilis
2. accusative neuter singular of inūtilis
3. vocative neuter singular of inūtilis

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Middle French

Adjective

inutile m or f (plural inutiles)

1. useless

Antonyms

• utile

Descendants

• inutile