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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "फ़ज़ूल"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "akārath",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "अकारथ"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "vana"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "futile"
},
{
"alt": "むよう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "muyō",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "無用"
},
{
"alt": "むだ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "muda",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "無駄"
},
{
"alt": "むえき",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "mueki",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "無益"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "a’saa",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "អសារ"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "bêkêr"
},
{
"code": "kmr",
"lang": "Northern Kurdish",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "bêfeyde"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "futilis"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "cassus"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bergždžias"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "sia-sia"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "mūhore"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "papakore"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "huakore"
},
{
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "chʼééh"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "nytteløs"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "nyttelaus"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "nyttelaus"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "futil"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "عبث"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "بی فایده"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "puč",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "پوچ"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "daremny"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "bezcelowy"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "fútil"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bespoléznyj",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "бесполе́зный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "tščétnyj",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "тще́тный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "besplódnyj",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "беспло́дный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "naprásnyj",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "напра́сный"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "dìomhain"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "faoin"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "márny"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "zbytočný"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "nepatrný"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "inútil"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "vano"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "meningslös"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "lönlös"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "fåfäng"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "เปล่าประโยชน์"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "beyhude"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "boş"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "nafile"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nekorýsnyj",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "некори́сний"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "darémnyj",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "даре́мний"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "vô dụng"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "vô ích"
}
],
"word": "futile"
}
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