Definitions for uselessˈyus lɪs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
use•lessˈyus lɪs(adj.)
of no use; not serving the purpose or any purpose; unavailing.
without useful qualities; of no practical good.
Origin of useless:
1585–95
use′less•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
useless(adj)
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
"a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
useless(adjective)ˈyus lɪs
≠ useful
a useless piece of information; It is useless to continue this process.; The efforts to save him were useless.
Wiktionary
useless(Adjective)
Without use or possibility to be used.
This fork has prongs that are bent. It's useless now.
useless(Adjective)
Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action).
useless(Adjective)
good-for-nothing; not dependable.
Bill never mows the lawn, takes out the trash or anything. He's useless, but I love him anyways.
useless(Adjective)
unable to do well at a particular task or thing. Useless is mildly insulting.
Webster Dictionary
Useless(adj)
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
Translations for useless
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
useless(adjective)
having no use or no effect
Why don't you throw away those useless things?; We can't do it; – it's useless to try.
- nutteloosAfrikaans
- غَيْر مُفيدArabic
- безполезенBulgarian
- inútilPortuguese (BR)
- nepoužitelný; zbytečnýCzech
- nutzlosGerman
- ubrugelig; nytteløsDanish
- άχρηστος, ανώφελοςGreek
- inútilSpanish
- tarbetuEstonian
- بی فایدهFarsi
- hyödytönFinnish
- inutileFrench
- חֲסַר עֶרֶךHebrew
- व्यर्थHindi
- beskoristanCroatian
- hasznavehetetlenHungarian
- tidak bergunaIndonesian
- gagnslausIcelandic
- inutileItalian
- 役に立たないJapanese
- 무익한Korean
- nenaudingas, beprasmiškasLithuanian
- nederīgs; nelietderīgs; veltīgsLatvian
- tdk bergunaMalay
- nutteloosDutch
- ubrukelig; unyttigNorwegian
- bezużytecznyPolish
- بی فایدهPersian
- بې كټې، بې ښمره، بې فايدې، بې كارنه راتلونى، بې اغيزې، بې پازې، چټي، خوشېPashto
- inútilPortuguese
- inutilRomanian
- бесполезныйRussian
- zbytočnýSlovak
- nekoristenSlovenian
- beskoristanSerbian
- värdelös, lönlösSwedish
- ซึ่งไม่มีประโยชน์Thai
- yararsız, faydasızTurkish
- 無用的Chinese (Trad.)
- некорисний; непотрібнийUkrainian
- غير مفيد، بے کارUrdu
- vô dụngVietnamese
- 无用的Chinese (Simp.)
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