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futile
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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- in vain
Synonyms
- frustr?
- in cassum
Etymology 2
Adjective
f?tile
- nominative neuter singular of f?tilis
- accusative neuter singular of f?tilis
- 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
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incompetent
English
Etymology
From French incompétent, from Late Latin incompetentem, from Latin incompet?ns.
Adjective
incompetent (comparative more incompetent, superlative most incompetent)
- Unskilled; lacking the degree of ability that would normally be expected.
- Synonym: inept
- Having an incompetent lawyer may be grounds for a retrial, but the lawyer in question probably doesn't know that.
- Unable to make rational decisions, insane or otherwise cognitively impaired.
- The charged was judged incompetent to stand trial, at least until his medication started working.
- (medicine) Of the cervix: opening too early in pregnancy, provoking the baby to be born.
- (geology) Not resistant to deformation or flow.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:bad
Derived terms
- incompetently
Related terms
- incompetence
- incompetency
Translations
Noun
incompetent (plural incompetents)
- A person who is incompetent.
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin incompet?ns, attested from 1696.
Adjective
incompetent (masculine and feminine plural incompetents)
- incompetent
- Antonym: competent
Related terms
- incompetència
References
Further reading
- “incompetent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “incompetent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “incompetent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Etymology
Likely borrowed, ultimately from Latin incompet?ns. Equivalent to in- +? competent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???.k?m.p??t?nt/
- Hyphenation: in?com?pe?tent
- Rhymes: -?nt
Adjective
incompetent (comparative incompetenter, superlative incompetentst)
- incompetent
Inflection
Related terms
- incompetentie
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin incompet?ns.
Adjective
incompetent m (feminine singular incompetenta, masculine plural incompetents, feminine plural incompetentas)
- incompetent
- Antonym: competent
Related terms
- incompeténcia
Romanian
Etymology
From French incompétent
Adjective
incompetent m or n (feminine singular incompetent?, masculine plural incompeten?i, feminine and neuter plural incompetente)
- incompetent
Declension
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