futilis
καλῶς δρῶν ἐξαμαρτεῖν μᾶλλον ἢ νικᾶν κακῶς → I would prefer to fail with honor than to win by evil | I prefer to fail by acting rightly rather than win by acting wrongly | Better fail by doing right, than win by doing wrong (Sophocles, Philoctetes 95)
Latin > English
futilis futilis, futile ADJ :: vain; worthless
Latin > German (Georges)
fūtilis, fūtilitās, fūtiliter, s. fūttilis, fūttilitās, fūttiliter.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
fūtĭlis¹⁴ (futt-), e,
1 qui laisse échapper ce qu’il contient, qui ne retient pas, ne garde pas [vase qui fuit] : P. Fest. 89, 4
2 fragile : Virg. En. 12, 740 ; Apul. M. 3, 23 ; 6, 19 ; Tert. Anim. 23
3 [fig.] vain, léger, frivole, futile, sans autorité : haruspices Cic. Div. 1, 36, haruspices sans autorité ; [subst.] futtiles Cic. Fin. 3, 38, gens dépourvus de fond, de sérieux ; futtiles lætitiæ Cic. Tusc. 4, 37, vains plaisirs || inutile, sans effet : Sil. 15, 797.
