futilism means the viewpoint that everything is futile. It carries an Arena rating of 1384, earned across 67 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, futilism ranks #1,259 of 17,163 for Funniest Words, #1,598 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words, #2,916 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #3,648 of 17,131 for Scariest Words.
Why “futilism” is a great word
FUTILISM — [Noun] The philosophical doctrine that all human endeavors are ultimately futile and meaningless. From futile (from Latin futilis, meaning "leaky, vain, useless") + -ism (a suffix forming nouns of action, state, or doctrine). Unlike nihilism (which denies the existence of objective meaning or value) or absurdism (which advocates rebellion against a meaningless universe), futilism is the quiet, gravitational acceptance of fruitlessness. It is the labor of carrying water in a sieve, the meticulous filing of documents for a project destined to be canceled, and the careful tending of a garden you know will be paved over—a serene acknowledgment that the vessel was always broken, and pouring was the only, graceful act.
Etymology
From futile + -ism.
noun
- The viewpoint that everything is futile.
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