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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries无効な
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mukōna
"その取り決めは無効となった。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Of no value or importance; trifling, insignificant, or worthless.
"The committee dismissed the objections as entirely nugatory." - 2
Failing to produce any good result; useless, ineffective, or legally void.
"Subsequent events rendered the original contract null and nugatory."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'nugatorius', meaning 'worthless' or 'trifling', which stems from 'nugator' (a trifler or jester) and 'nugae' (trifles or jests). Entering the English language in the early 17th century, the term retained its core classical sense of being of no value, and later expanded in legal and formal contexts to describe actions, laws, or efforts that are legally void, ineffective, or futile.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nugatory" is said worldwide
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futile
Transliteration: /fy.til/
"Ses efforts se sont révélés futiles."
nichtig
Transliteration: /ˈnɪçtɪç/
"Der Vertrag wurde für nichtig erklärt."
vano
Transliteration: /ˈva.no/
"Ogni tentativo si è rivelato vano."
nugatorio
Transliteration: /nu.ɣaˈto.ɾjo/
"El acuerdo resultó ser nugatorio."
nugatório
Transliteration: /nu.ɡaˈtɔ.ɾju/
"A medida tornou-se nugatória."
व्यर्थ
Transliteration: vyarth
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसकी सारी मेहनत व्यर्थ साबित हुई।"
无效的
Transliteration: wúxiào de
Script: 中文汉字
"这项法律规定已被证明是无效的。"
무익한
Transliteration: muikhan
Script: 한국어 한글
"그의 주장은 완전히 무익한 것으로 판명되었다."
无効な
Transliteration: mukōna
Script: 日本語
"その取り決めは無効となった。"
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