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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.
Synonyms for USELESSNESS: futility, ineffectiveness, inefficacy, ineffectuality, defeat, collapse, inadequacy, failure; Antonyms of USELESSNESS: success, achievement, accomplishment, victory, win, relevance, connection, applicability.
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.
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.
USELESS definition: 1. of no use; not working or not achieving what is needed: 2. not at all good at doing something…. Learn more.
Definition of uselessness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. /ˈyusləs/ not useful; not doing or achieving what is needed or wanted This pen is useless. useless (to do something) He knew it was useless to protest. useless (doing something) It's useless worrying about it. The quality ranged from acceptable to worse than useless.
