inutile

See also: innutile

English

Etymology

From Middle French inutile, from Middle French, from 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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

French

Etymology

From Latin inūtilis (“useless”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /i.ny.til/
  • Audio (France, Paris)(file)
  • Homophone: inutiles
  • Hyphenation: i‧nu‧tile

Adjective

inutile (plural inutiles)

  1. unused
  2. useless, unnecessary, pointless

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Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From Latin inūtilis, from in- + utilis

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

Adjective

inutile (masculine and feminine plural inutili)

  1. useless, unnecessary, needless
  2. ineffective

Synonyms

Antonyms

Latin

Adjective

inūtile

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

Middle French

Adjective

inutile m or f (plural inutiles)

  1. useless

Antonyms

Descendants
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