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Inutility

Uselessness; the quality of being unprofitable; unprofitableness; as, the inutility of vain speculations and visionary projects.

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Futility 76% connected

The quality of being talkative; talkativeness; loquaciousness; loquacity.

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Impracticability 76% connected

The state or quality of being impracticable; infeasibility.

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Impracticableness 76% connected

The state or quality of being impracticable; impracticability.

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Quality 76% connected

The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort;…

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Inutile 74% connected

Useless; unprofitable.

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Inutile 74% connected

Useless; unprofitable.

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Usefulness 94% connected

The quality or state of being useful; utility; serviceableness; advantage.

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Usefulness 94% connected

The quality or state of being useful; utility; serviceableness; advantage.

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Ability noun · 86% connection

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

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Accuracy noun · 86% connection

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much grea…

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Adequacy noun · 86% connection

the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

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Air noun · 86% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Appearance noun · 86% connection

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

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Aridity noun · 86% connection

the quality of yielding nothing of value

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Asset noun · 86% connection

a useful or valuable quality

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Atmosphere noun · 86% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Attraction noun · 86% connection

the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him"

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Aura noun · 86% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Bad noun · 86% connection

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"

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Badness noun · 86% connection

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"

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Barrenness noun · 86% connection

the quality of yielding nothing of value

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Believability noun · 86% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Brachycephalism noun · 86% connection

the quality of being brachycephalic

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Brachycephaly noun · 86% connection

the quality of being brachycephalic

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Credibility noun · 86% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Credibleness noun · 86% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Aery adjective · 78% connection

Aerial; ethereal; incorporeal; visionary.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: uselessness, unprofitable, unprofitableness, vain, speculations.
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Airy adjective · 78% connection

Without reality; having no solid foundation; empty; trifling; visionary.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: uselessness, unprofitable, unprofitableness, vain, speculations.
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Barren adjective · 78% connection

Unproductive; fruitless; unprofitable; empty.

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Bootless adjective · 78% connection

Unavailing; unprofitable; useless; without advantage or success.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: uselessness, unprofitable, unprofitableness, vain, speculations.
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Castlebuilder noun · 78% connection

Fig.: one who builds castles in the air or forms visionary schemes.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: uselessness, unprofitable, unprofitableness, vain, speculations.
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Conjecture noun · 78% connection

a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence); "speculations about the outcome…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: uselessness, unprofitable, unprofitableness, vain, speculations.
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Dead adjective · 78% connection

Unproductive; bringing no gain; unprofitable; as, dead capital; dead stock in trade.

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Deal noun · 78% connection

An arrangement to attain a desired result by a combination of interested parties; -- applied to stock speculations and political barga…

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Disprofitable adjective · 78% connection

Unprofitable.

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Dream noun · 78% connection

A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy; a vagary; a revery; -- in this sense, applied to an imaginary or anticipated state…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: uselessness, unprofitable, unprofitableness, vain, speculations.
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Dreamer noun · 78% connection

A visionary; one lost in wild imaginations or vain schemes of some anticipated good; as, a political dreamer.

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Dreamy superl. · 78% connection

Abounding in dreams or given to dreaming; appropriate to, or like, dreams; visionary.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: uselessness, unprofitable, unprofitableness, vain, speculations.
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Fanciful adjective · 78% connection

Full of fancy; guided by fancy, rather than by reason and experience; whimsical; as, a fanciful man forms visionary projects.

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