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- Dictionaryuselessness/ˈjuːsləsnəs/
noun
- 1. inability to achieve an intended purpose or desired outcome: "a reader complained about the uselessness of the debate"
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USELESSNESS definition: 1. the fact of being of no use, or of not working or achieving what is needed: 2. the quality of…. Learn more.
noun. the quality of having no practical use. synonyms: inutility, unusefulness. see more. uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result. concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use. impracticality by virtue of thinking of things in their ideal form rather than as they really are.
adj. 1. a. Being or having no beneficial use; ineffective: This pen is useless because it's out of ink. See Synonyms at futile. b. Having no purpose or reason; pointless; to no avail: It's useless to argue over matters of taste. 2. Incapable of acting or functioning effectively; ineffectual or inept: He panics easily and is useless in an emergency.
USELESSNESS meaning: 1. the fact of being of no use, or of not working or achieving what is needed: 2. the quality of…. Learn more.
: having or being of no use: a. : ineffectual. a useless attempt. b. : not able to give service or aid : inept. uselessly adverb. uselessness noun. Synonyms. impracticable. impractical. inoperable. nonpractical. unserviceable. unusable. unworkable. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of useless in a Sentence.
(juːsləs) 1.adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] B1+. If something is useless, you cannot use it. He realised that their money was useless in this country. Computers would be useless without software writers. Synonyms: worthless, of no use, valueless, pants [slang] More Synonyms of useless. uselesslyadverb. His right arm hung rather uselessly.
USELESS definition: 1. of no use; not working or not achieving what is needed: 2. not at all good at doing something…. Learn more.
noun. The quality of being useless. Wiktionary. Synonyms: unusefulness. inutility. powerlessness. inefficacy. ineffectualness. ineffectuality. ineffectiveness. inadequacy. impotence. helplessness. incapability. unavailingness. fruitlessness. futility. bootlessness. Antonyms: usefulness. Origin of Uselessness. useless +"Ž -ness. From Wiktionary.
Definition of uselessness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Synonyms for USELESSNESS: futility, ineffectiveness, inefficacy, ineffectuality, defeat, collapse, inadequacy, failure; Antonyms of USELESSNESS: success, achievement, accomplishment, victory, win, relevance, connection, applicability.
