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1 vānitās
vānitās ātis, f [vanus], emptiness, aimlessness, absence of purpose: nulla in caelo nec fortuna... nec vanitas inest: Romanis Gallici tumultūs ad sueti, etiam vanitates notae sunt, L.—Falsity, falsehood, deception, deceit, untruth, untrustworthiness, fickleness: ut vanitati veritas cedat: nec vero est quicquam turpius vanitate: orationis, i. e. deceitful speeches: populi, fickleness, L.—Fig., vanity, vainglory: non pudet Vanitatis? T.: tanta in te: prosperitate rerum in vanitatem usus, etc., Ta.* * *emptiness, untruthfulness; futility, foolishness, empty pride -
2 O curas hominum! O quantum est in rebus inane!
• Ah, human cares! Ah, how much futility in the world! (Lucilius)Latin Quotes (Latin to English) > O curas hominum! O quantum est in rebus inane!
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3 futilitas
futtĭlĭtas ( fūtil-), ātis, f. [futtilis, II. B.], worthlessness, emptiness, vanity, futility:haec plena sunt futtilitatis summaeque levitatis,
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4 futtilitas
futtĭlĭtas ( fūtil-), ātis, f. [futtilis, II. B.], worthlessness, emptiness, vanity, futility:haec plena sunt futtilitatis summaeque levitatis,
Cic. N. D. 2, 28, 70.
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Futility — may refer to:*Resistance is futile, a term in science fiction *Futile medical care, a medical belief *Futile, an EP album by Porcupine Tree * Futility, or the Wreck of the Titan , an 1898 novel *The Advance Directives Act, a Texan health care law … Wikipedia
Futility — Fu til i*ty, n. [L. futilitas: cf. F. futilit[ e].] 1. The quality of being talkative; talkativeness; loquaciousness; loquacity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. The quality of producing no valuable effect, or of coming to nothing; uselessness. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
futility — index impossibility Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
futility — 1620s, from Fr. futilité or directly from L. futilitatem (nom. futilitas) worthlessness, from futilis (see FUTILE (Cf. futile)). Hence, jocular futilitarian (1827) … Etymology dictionary
futility — [n] uselessness emptiness, frivolousness, fruitlessness, hollowness, idleness, ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, meaninglessness, pointlessness, senselessness, unprofitableness, worthlessness; concept 560 … New thesaurus
futility — [fyo͞o til′ə tē] n. pl. futilities 1. the quality of being futile 2. a futile act, thing, etc … English World dictionary
futility — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ utter ▪ ultimate VERB + FUTILITY ▪ know, realize, recognize, see ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Futility — Se ha sugerido que este artículo o sección sea fusionado con Futility, or the Wreck of the Titan (discusión). Una vez que hayas realizado la fusión de artículos, pide la fusión de historiales aquí. Todo comienza con la novela llamada Futility… … Wikipedia Español
futility — n. an exercise in futility * * * [fjuː tɪlɪtɪ] an exercise in futility … Combinatory dictionary
futility — fu|til|i|ty [ fju tıləti ] noun uncount a lack of purpose, importance, or effectiveness: His efforts were accompanied by a sense of futility and doubt. an exercise in futility a useless action that cannot succeed … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
futility — [[t]fjuːtɪ̱lɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N of n/ ing Futility is a total lack of purpose or usefulness. ...the injustice and futility of terrorism … English dictionary