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
uselessadjective
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
"a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency"
Wiktionary
uselessadjective
Without use or possibility to be used.
This fork has prongs that are bent. It's useless now.
uselessadjective
Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action).
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.
uselessadjective
unable to do well at a particular task or thing. Useless is mildly insulting.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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
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
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
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
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
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'useless' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4186
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'useless' in Adjectives Frequency: #848
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of useless in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of useless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of useless in a Sentence
They wonder much to hear that gold, which in itself is so useless a thing, should be everywhere so much esteemed, that even men for whom it was made, and by whom it has its value, should yet be thought of less value than it is.
A proverb in the mouth of a fool is as useless as a paralyzed leg.
An excise duty on plastic bags is useless.
It's for utilization of the presidential election, that's all. A kind of a propaganda or advertisement, this is useless, just a gesture for the presidential election.
Making complaints against stock brokers to SEBI is useless because brokers and Sebi are both hands in glove to make investors penniless
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- عديم الفائدةArabic
- безполезенBulgarian
- inútilCatalan, Valencian
- zbytečný, k ničemuCzech
- ubrugeligDanish
- sinnlos, wertlos, nutzlos, unnütz, unnützlichGerman
- μάταιος, άχρηστοςGreek
- inútilSpanish
- tarbetuEstonian
- hutsal, baliogabe, ezgaiBasque
- kelvoton, hyödytön, turha, onneton, tarpeeton, käyttökelvotonFinnish
- inutile, inutilisableFrench
- gan mhaithIrish
- gun fheumScottish Gaelic
- inútilGalician
- חֲסַר תוֹעֶלֶתHebrew
- बेकार, निकम्माHindi
- inusabileInterlingua
- gagnslausIcelandic
- inutileItalian
- 役に立たない, 無用Japanese
- უსარგებლოGeorgian
- inutilisLatin
- onbruikbaar, nutteloosDutch
- ubrukelig, unyttig, nytteløstNorwegian
- niepotrzebny, bezużytecznyPolish
- بې کارهPashto, Pushto
- inútilPortuguese
- inutil, netrebuincios, nefolositorRomanian
- никчёмный, ненужный, бесполезныйRussian
- zbytočný, nanič, nahovnoSlovak
- بیکارUrdu
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