Synonyms: futile, useless, vain, fruitless, idle, ineffectual, sterile
| Part of speech | adjective |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /əˈbɔːtɪv/ |
| Hyphenation | a·bor·tive |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑩𐑚𐑹𐑑𐑦𐑝 |
| Catalan | il·lusori; va |
|---|---|
| Czech | marný; zbytečný |
| Dutch | vruchteloos |
| Esperanto | vana |
| Finnish | turha |
| French | abortif; vain |
| German | vergebens; vergeblich |
| Greek | άκαρπος |
| Latin | vanus |
| Polish | daremny |
| Portuguese | inútil |
| Saterland Frisian | ferjeeuwens; uundöimich |
| Spanish | ilusorio; ineficaz; inútil; vano |
| Turkish | abes |
| West Frisian | idel |