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indolent
English
Etymology
From French indolent, from Latin indolens, from in- (“not”) +? dol?ns (“hurting”), from doleo (“to hurt”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /??n.d?.l?nt/
Adjective
indolent (comparative more indolent, superlative most indolent)
- Habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor
- Inducing laziness
- (medicine) Causing little or no physical pain; progressing slowly; inactive (of an ulcer, etc.)
- (medicine) Healing slowly
Synonyms
- idle, work-shy; see also Thesaurus:lazy
Related terms
Translations
Anagrams
- deltonin, nontiled
French
Etymology
From Latin indolentem, accusative singular masculine and feminine of indol?ns, from in- (“not”) + dol?ns (“pain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.d?.l??/
- Homophone: indolents
Adjective
indolent (feminine singular indolente, masculine plural indolents, feminine plural indolentes)
- indolent (all senses)
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French indolent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ndo?l?nt/, /??ndol?nt/
- Hyphenation: in?do?lent
Adjective
indolent (comparative indolenter, superlative am indolentesten)
- indolent (mentally lazy)
- Synonym: denkfaul
- (medicine) insensible to pain
Declension
Related terms
- Indolenz
Further reading
- “indolent” in Duden online
- “indolent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Romanian
Etymology
From French indolent, from Latin indolens.
Adjective
indolent m or n (feminine singular indolent?, masculine plural indolen?i, feminine and neuter plural indolente)
- indolent
Declension
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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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