English → Latin
“unprofitable” in Latin
inūtilisuseless, unserviceable, unprofitable; hurtful, injurious; void, null, invalid, without any legal usefrīvolussilly, empty, trifling, frivolous, worthlessfūtilisthat easily pours out; that can not contain, leaky; untrustworthy, vain, worthless, futile, frivolousinānisempty, void, hollow; vain; purposeless, meaningless, worthless, useless, fruitless, empty, idle
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
unprofitable
inutilis. Sometimes frivolus, futilis, inanis. (The words are found in this connection and order.) frivolus et inanis; futilis et frivolus [Vid: USELESS]: ☞ infructuosus, post-Augustan, Plin.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for unprofitable?
- The usual Latin words for “unprofitable” are inūtilis, frīvolus, fūtilis; also inānis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.