mataeotechny

English

Etymology

A 16th-century borrowing from Ancient Greek ματαιοτεχνία (mataiotekhnía, “a useless art or skill”).

Noun

mataeotechny (plural not attested)

  1. (archaic, obsolete, formal) An unprofitable or pointless science, skill, or activity.
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