different between fusile vs futile

English

Etymology 1

From Latin f?silis, from the participle stem of fundere (“to pour”).

Adjective

fusile (comparative more fusile, superlative most fusile)

1. (now rare) That can be melted; meltable
2. (now rare) That has been melted to by heat; liquid, flowing
3. Forged or formed by melting or casting

Antonyms

• infusile

Etymology 2

Alternative forms.

Noun

fusile (plural fusiles)

1. (heraldry) Alternative form of fusil

Latin

Adjective

f?sile

1. nominative neuter singular of f?silis
2. accusative neuter singular of f?silis
3. vocative neuter singular of f?silis

References

• fusile in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Sardinian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *foc?lis [?petra?], derived from Latin focus (“fire”). Compare French fusil and Italian fucile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fu?si.le/, [fu?zile]

Noun

fusile m (plural fusiles)

1. rifle

Spanish

Verb

fusile

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of fusilar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of fusilar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of fusilar.

English

Etymology

From Middle French futile, from Latin f?tilis.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?fju?.ta?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?fju.ta?.?l/, /?fju.t?l/
• Rhymes: -u?t?l (US)

Adjective

futile (comparative more futile, superlative most futile)

1. Incapable of producing results; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.

Synonyms

• useless, see also Thesaurus:futile

Antonyms

• effectual
• effective
• fruitful

Related terms

• futility
• futilitarian

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin f?tilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fy.til/
• Rhymes: -il

Adjective

futile (plural futiles)

1. futile

Related terms

• futilité

Further reading

• “futile” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

From Latin f?tilis (“futile, worthless”, literally “that easily pours out”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fu.ti.le/
• Rhymes: -utile
• Hyphenation: fù?ti?le

Adjective

futile (plural futili)

1. futile, frivolous, worthless

Derived terms

• futilmente

Related terms

• futilità

Anagrams

• fluite

References

• futile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• futtile

Adverb

f?tile (not comparable)

1. in vain

Synonyms

• frustr?
• in cassum

Etymology 2

Adjective

f?tile

1. nominative neuter singular of f?tilis
2. accusative neuter singular of f?tilis
3. vocative neuter singular of f?tilis

References

• futile in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• futile in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• futile in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette