Word: futility
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fu
til
i
ty
Definition: Something, especially an act, that is futile.
Morphemes:
Affix: futile
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Incapable of producing results; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fūtilis
Language: la
Decoded: futilis
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: untrustworthy, vain, worthless, futile, frivolous
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a noun from an adjective; especially, to form the noun referring to the state, property, or quality of conforming to the adjective's description.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -itātem
Language: la
Decoded: -itatem
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to"