futility
31futility — noun uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result (Freq. 5) • Derivationally related forms: ↑futile • Hypernyms: ↑inutility, ↑uselessness, ↑unusefulness …
32Exercises in Futility — Infobox Album | Name = Exercises in Futility Type = studio Artist = Marc Ribot Released = February 25, 2008 Recorded = Genre = Avant garde jazz Length = 61:30 Label = Tzadik Producer = Marc Ribot Reviews = Last album = (2007) This album =… …
33(an) exercise in futility — an exercise in futility phrase a useless action that cannot succeed Thesaurus: likely to failsynonym Main entry: futility …
34Philosophy of futility — is a phrase coined by Columbia University marketing professor Paul Nystrom to describe the disposition caused by the monotony of the new industrial age. Nystrom observed the natural effect of this malaise was seeking gratification found in… …
35Chicago Cubs futility theories — The Chicago Cubs have the longest dry spell between championships in all of the four major U.S. sports leagues (MLB, NFL, NHL, NBA), having failed to win a World Series since 1908; the other three major sports leagues were not even in existence… …
36exercise in futility — noun A course of action doomed to be futile …
37an exercise in futility — a useless action that cannot succeed …
38Titan (Robertson) — Titan. Eine Liebesgeschichte auf hoher See (englisch Futility, or the Wreck of the Titan) ist ein 1898 entstandener Roman des amerikanischen Schriftstellers Morgan Robertson (1861 1915). Es handelt von einem Kreuzfahrtschiff namens Titan, das… …
39Titan (Roman) — Titan. Eine Liebesgeschichte auf hoher See (englisch Futility, or the Wreck of the Titan) ist ein 1898 entstandener Roman des amerikanischen Schriftstellers Morgan Robertson (1861 1915). Es handelt von einem Kreuzfahrtschiff namens Titan, das… …
40Futile medical care — refers to the belief that in cases where there is no hope for improvement of an incapacitating condition that no course of treatment is called for. It is distinct from the idea of euthanasia because euthanasia involves active intervention to end… …
