What does worthless mean?

Definitions for worthless
ˈwɜrθ lɪsworth·less

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

Princeton's WordNet

  1. worthlessadjective

    lacking in usefulness or value

    "a worthless idler"

  2. despicable, ugly, vile, slimy, unworthy, worthless, wretchedadjective

    morally reprehensible

    "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"

Wiktionary

  1. worthlessadjective

    Not having worth and use, without value, inconsequential.

  2. Etymology: From *, from weorþleas, equivalent to. Cognate with waardeloos, wertlos, värdelös.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Worthlessadjective

    Etymology: from worth.

    You, his false hopes, the trust of England’s honour,
    Keep off aloof with worthless emulation. William Shakespeare.

    A little time will melt her frozen thoughts,
    And worthless Valentine shall be forgot. William Shakespeare.

    On Laura’s lap you lay,
    Chiding the worthless crowd away. Wentworth Dillon.

    My anxious pains we all the day,
    In search of what we like, employ:
    Scorning at night the worthless prey,
    We find the labour gave the joy. Matthew Prior.

    Am I then doom’d to fall
    By a boy’s hand? and for a worthless woman? Addison.

ChatGPT

  1. worthless

    Worthless refers to anything that has no value, usefulness, or worth. It can be used to describe objects, efforts, or even behaviors that are deemed insignificant, unproductive, irrelevant, or without any benefit.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Worthlessadjective

    destitute of worth; having no value, virtue, excellence, dignity, or the like; undeserving; valueless; useless; vile; mean; as, a worthless garment; a worthless ship; a worthless man or woman; a worthless magistrate

  2. Etymology: [AS. weorles.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of worthless in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of worthless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of worthless in a Sentence

  1. Samuel Taylor Coleridge:

    There is no such thing as a worthless book though there are some far worse than worthless; no book that is not worth preserving, if its existence may be tolerated; as there may be some men whom it may be proper to hang, but none should be suffered to starve.

  2. Prashant Agarwal:

    Past is something which can't be changed so it is worthless to cry and regret about it. We all make mistakes in life so it is better to learn from our mistakes in past rather then being stuck in them. Guilt should be progressive so that it reminds us of our wrongdoing and promote us to never repeat it. Learnings from past could help us to make our present positive and prosperous.

  3. Simone Weil:

    A science which does not bring us nearer to God is worthless.

  4. Kyle Porter:

    It'll be the most expensive and worthless piece of paper I ever had.

  5. Salman Aziz:

    Thanks will be a worthless word until a person tells it from heart. When a person thanks someone with full heart then the word will be big and worthy word and will have full meaning to the person. Or else it will remain small and valueless word if a person says it just for saying.

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