Dictionary

worthless en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˈwɜːθ.ləs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈwɝθ.ləs/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English *worthles, from Old English weorþlēas (“worthless”), equivalent to worth + -less. Cognate with Dutch waardeloos (“worthless”), German wertlos (“worthless”), Swedish värdelös (“worthless”).

Meanings

1. Having no worth or use; without value.
   • Lies are as important as truth, for without lies, the truth is worthless.
   • Don’t be a worthless slouch! Go get yourself a job.
   • The committee’s decision is worthless and not going to be acted upon.

Forms

Antonyms

precious · valuable · precious · priceless · useful · valuable · priceless · worthful · worthy

Deriveds

worthlessly · worthlessness

Hypernyms

lacking

Relateds

almost worthless · of very little value · worthless person · benefit · pointless · Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class V § 812b. Worthlessness · unhelpful · near-worthless · low-grade · that and a nickel will buy you a cup of coffee · worth · futile · utility · unnecessary · price · trumpery · useless · of low value · nearly worthless · cheap · better than nothing · of little value · excellence · value · insignificant · next to worthless · low-value · barren · profit · junk · unusable · meaningless · ten a penny · low-quality · quality · not worth the paper it is printed on · trash · a dime a dozen · unprofitable · use · trifle · disdainful

Synonyms

shand · rubbishy · pissass · not worth a nickel · good-for-nothing · nought · goodless · toshy · not worth a damn · not worth a penny · crapalicious · no good / no-good · draffy · cullionly · of no value · not worth a dime · tripy · valueless · not worth salt · scummy · useless · screwy · not worth a plug nickel · blown · duffing · not worth a curse · trinkety · shit · shitty-ass · jabberwocky · tenth-rate · mucid · bastardly · naughty · priceless · unvaluable · floccinaucinihilipilificatious · sorry-ass · for the birds · worthless · fucking · rubbishly · ineffectual · not worth a whistle · strawlike · garbagey · dreckish · suckworthy · triobolar · cacky · good-for-naught · miserable · two-bit · sixpenny · worth nothing · vain · nonvaluable · junky · wutless · inconsequential · not worth a Continental · scabbed · not worth a farthing · mouldy · cruddy · cocking · not worth a cent · invaluable · unappreciated · drecky · chaffy · punk · not worth a cress · no-account · shitstained · not worth hell room · draffish · not worth a brass farthing · valueless · shitey · putid

Translations (110)

la inūtilis (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · hi असार (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · es no tener valor (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · cmn 沒價值 /没价值 (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · nn verdlaus (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · he חסר ערך (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · es no valer nada (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · yo aláìníláárí (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · es sin valor (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · az həqir (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · it inutile (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · hi बेकार (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · nn verdilaus (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · mi taitāhae (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · el ανάξιος (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · es despreciable (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · es no tener ningún valor (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · kk бағаламадың (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · ja 詰まらない (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · ia sin valor (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · ta உதவாக்கரை (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · ru бесполе́зный (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · mk беско́рисен (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · fi hyödytön (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · fi arvoton (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · el τιποτένιος (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · pl bezwartościowy (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · cs bezcenný (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · tr değersiz (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · he חסר תועלת (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · eo senutila (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · ckb ھیچوپوچ (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · ha marasa amfani (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · ko 보잘것없는 (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · pt inútil (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · mi hakihakiā (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · fr sans valeur (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · bg без стойност (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · az dəyərsiz (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · eo senvalora (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · cmn 無用 /无用 (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · sh bȅzvrijedan (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · ar لَا قِيمَةَ لَهُ (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · ps بې کاره (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · da ubrugelig (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · yi אָן אַ ווערט (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · hu értéktelen (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · mk бе́звреден (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · bg непотребен (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · tl walang kwenta (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · ka გამოუსადეგარი (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · tr naçiz (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · it insignificante (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · et väärtusetu (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · la nēquam (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · it senza valore (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · tr kıymetsiz (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · io senvalora (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · eo aĉa (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · es desvalorizado (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · ru ничего́ не сто́я́щий (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · de wertlos (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · ja 無価値な (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · vi vô giá trị (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · ka უფასური (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · sco guidless (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · nb verdiløs (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · ota دكرسز (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · ko 가치없는 (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · fr nul (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · el άχρηστος (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · ar حَقِير (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · es desvalorado (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · sh бе̏звриједан (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · te కొరగాని (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · nl waardeloos (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · fr ne vaut rien (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · da værdiløs (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · he עלוב (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · ig abaghi uru (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · kk құндылығы жоқ (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · ru никчёмный (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · ga galair (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · af waardeloos (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · es sin ningún valor (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · cmn 不值錢 /不值钱 (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · grc μάταιος (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · lt bevertis (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · su teu aya hargana (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · nb verdilaus (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · ru никуды́шный (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · ka უვარგისი (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · ka უსარგებლო (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · lb wäertlos (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · ja 軽賎な (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · te విలువ లేని (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · da tarvelig (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · fr misérable (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · es cativo (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · pt sem valor (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · sa असार (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · yi ווערטלאָז (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · grc οὐτιδανός (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · sv värdelös (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · fi turha (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · nb ubrukelig (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · uz qiymatsiz (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · ca inútil (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · de nichtsnutzig (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless) · de nutzlos (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless)