How many syllables in futility?

There are 4 syllables in the word futility.

How to pronounce futility:

futility (noun):: the quality or state of being futile uselessness; uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result.

barrenness

bootlessness

defeat

deficiency

disappointment

emptiness

failure

fruitlessness

hollowness

hopelessness

inadequacy

inadequateness

ineffectiveness

ineffectuality

ineffectualness

inefficaciousness

inefficacy

insufficiency

inutility

meaninglessness

pointlessness

spitting in the wind

unprofitability

unprofitableness

uselessness

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fruitfulness

usefulness

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