| futility | n 1. ineffectiveness, kesia-siaan; 2. lack of purpose, kesia-siaan: the ~ of her life, kesia-siaan hidupnya; 3. st futile, approp n + sia-sia: he considers parties and dances to be complete futilities, dia menganggap majlis keramaian dan majlis tari-menari sbg perbuatan sia-sia belaka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| senselessness | n 1. purposelessness, kesia-siaan, sia-sia: the police are puzzled by the ~ of the destruction, pihak polis berasa bingung dgn pemusnahan yg sia-sia itu; the ~ of war, kesia-siaan perang; 2. foolishness, kebodohan, bodoh, tdk /masuk akal, munasabah/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| vanity | 2. worthlessness, futility, kesia-siaan, sia-sianya: to realise the ~ of worldly success, menyedari betapa sia-sianya kejayaan di dunia. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| idleness | n 1. inactivity, duduk-duduk sahaja, duduk melahu: he soon got tired of ~, tdk lama kemudian, dia berasa bosan krn duduk-duduk sahaja; 2. laziness, kemalasan; 3. futility, kesia-siaan; 4. state of being not in use, tinggal terbiar: the boats were left to rot in ~, kapal-kapal itu tinggal terbiar hingga reput. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| establishment | 3. people employed in a household or organization, kakitangan: few can afford to keep a large ~, hanya beberapa orang sahaja yg dapat membiayai kakitangan yg ramai; 4. usu the E~, a. powerful and influential people in a country who support the established order of society, Golongan Berkuasa: the futility of fighting the E~, kesia-siaan menentang Golongan Berkuasa; b. group of people who are powerful and influential in an organization or area of activity, Pihak Berkuasa. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |