What does useless mean?

Definitions for useless
ˈyus lɪsuse·less

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word useless.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. uselessadjective

    having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully

    "a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency"

Wiktionary

  1. uselessadjective

    Without use or possibility to be used.

    This fork has prongs that are bent. It's useless now.

  2. uselessadjective

    Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action).

  3. uselessadjective

    good-for-nothing; not dependable.

    Bill never mows the lawn, takes out the trash or anything. He's useless, but I love him anyways.

  4. uselessadjective

    unable to do well at a particular task or thing. Useless is mildly insulting.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Uselessadjective

    Answering no purpose; having no end.

    Etymology: from use.

    So have I seen the lost clouds pour
    Into the sea an useless show’r;
    And the vext sailors curse the rain,
    For which poor shepherds pray’d in vain. Edmund Waller.

    The hurtful teeth of vipers are useless-to us, and yet are parts of their bodies. Boyle.

    His friend, on whose assistance he most relied, either proves false and forsakes him, or looks on with an useless pity, and cannot help him. John Rogers, Sermons.

    The waterman forlorn along the shore,
    Pensive reclines upon his useless oar. John Gay.

Wikipedia

  1. Useless

    Useless is Depeche Modes thirty-fourth UK single, released on 20 October 1997, and the fourth and final single for the album Ultra. It was released with "Home" as a double A-side in the US due to "Useless" getting airplay on US radio stations before "Home" was announced. The single remix, by Alan Moulder, changes the intro and has an updated beat (similar to the changes done to the 7" versions of "Walking In My Shoes" and "Condemnation"), and adds some extra synth during the chorus. It also contains more grainy vocals. "The Kruder + Dorfmeister Session" is a very prominent remix by the DJ duo of the same name. On the US single, the single remix is replaced by the CJ Bolland Ultrasonar Edit. There are no actual B-sides for "Useless", except for remixes and live versions of the song. Some versions of the CD single feature the videos for "Barrel of a Gun" and "It's No Good", accessible when the disc is inserted into a PC. The 1997 music video for "Useless" was the last Depeche Mode video to be directed by Anton Corbijn for more than eight years. Though he remained working for Depeche Mode on all their album/single covers, press images and tour projections/designs, the record label decided to experiment with new directors for music videos. Corbijn's next video project with Depeche Mode was for "Suffer Well".

ChatGPT

  1. useless

    Useless refers to something or someone that serves no purpose, inadequately fulfills a particular function, or is not beneficial or advantageous in any way. It implies a lack of effectiveness, worth, or value.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Uselessadjective

    having, or being of, no use; unserviceable; producing no good end; answering no valuable purpose; not advancing the end proposed; unprofitable; ineffectual; as, a useless garment; useless pity

Wikidata

  1. Useless

    "Useless" is Depeche Mode's thirty-fourth UK single, released on October 20, 1997, and the fourth and final single for the album Ultra. It was released with "Home" as a double A-side in the US due to "Useless" getting airplay on US radio stations before "Home" was announced. "Useless" is an industrial rock track in the vein of "Barrel of a Gun", with more of a pop twist. The single remix, by Alan Moulder, changes the intro and has an updated beat, and adds some extra synth during the chorus. It also contains more grainy vocals. The "The Kruder + Dorfmeister Session" is a very prominent remix by the DJ duo of the same name. On the US single, the single remix is replaced by the CJ Bolland Ultrasonar Edit. There are no actual B-sides for "Useless", except for remixes and live versions of the song. Some versions of the CD single feature the videos for "Barrel of a Gun" and "It's No Good", accessible when the disc is inserted into a PC. The 1997 music video for "Useless" was the last Depeche Mode video to be directed by Anton Corbijn for more than eight years. Though he still did some work for Depeche Mode on album/single covers and tour projections/designs, the band decided to experiment with new directors for music videos. Corbijn's next project with Depeche Mode was the video for "Suffer Well".

British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'useless' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4186

  2. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'useless' in Adjectives Frequency: #848

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of useless in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of useless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of useless in a Sentence

  1. Dwight D Eisenhower:

    The plan is useless; it's the planning that's important.

  2. Budi Susanto Sadiman:

    (Recycling) is more effective for zero waste, there will be no waste, an excise duty on plastic bags is useless.

  3. Ed Norton:

    I think they’re useless, the type of mask most of us are wearing is not protection at all.

  4. Mahabharata:

    Of what avail is the praise or censure of the vulgar, who make a useless noise like a senseless crow in a forest?

  5. Oscar Wilde:

    It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information.

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