uselessness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃eyt-der.? Proto-Italic *oitōr Latin ūtor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin ūsus Old French usbor. Middle English use English use Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English useless Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English uselessness From useless + -ness.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The state or quality of being useless.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| uselessnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (11)
ang unnytnes (quality of being useless) · ru бесполе́зность (quality of being useless) · de Sinnlosigkeit (quality of being useless) · fr inutilité (quality of being useless) · mk беско́рисност (quality of being useless) · pt inutilidade (quality of being useless) · hu használhatatlanság (quality of being useless) · fi turhanpäiväisyys (quality of being useless) · ga neamhúsáid (quality of being useless) · pl bezużyteczność (quality of being useless) · mk беспо́лезност (quality of being useless)