Associations to the word «Futile»

Wiktionary

FUTILE, adjective. Incapable of producing results; useless; not successful; not worth attempting.

Dictionary definition

FUTILE, adjective. Producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt".
FUTILE, adjective. Unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn