<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>lack of power or capacity to produce the desired effect.</li><li>plural: fu·til·i·ties</li><li>the quality of being futile; ineffectiveness; uselessness.</li><li>a trifle or frivolity: the large collection of futilities that clutter our minds.</li><li>a futile act or event.</li></ul>