bootlessness

/ˈbutləsnəs/
noun
  1. The state or quality of being useless or futile; lack of benefit or advantage.
    • The bootlessness of their efforts became clear when the project was canceled.
    • She sighed at the bootlessness of trying to fix the old, broken machine.
    • He realized the bootlessness of arguing with someone who refused to listen.
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