noun
- the quality or state of being useless or serving no purpose
Usage: formal
Examples
- The committee questioned the inutility of the proposed regulations.
- He recognized the inutility of arguing with someone so stubborn.
- The old equipment’s inutility became apparent when newer models arrived.
- Critics pointed to the inutility of the expensive project.
- The inutility of the broken machine forced them to buy a replacement.
- She grew frustrated with the inutility of her efforts to change his mind.