useless
English
/ˈjuːs.ləs/
adj
Definitions
- Without use or possibility to be used.
- Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action).
- (pejorative) good-for-Good-for-nothing; not dependable.
- (colloquial) Unable to do well at a particular task or thing. Useless is mildly insulting.
Etymology
Suffix from English use.
Origin
English
use
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- abuse English
- hyper-use English
- misuse English
- multiuse English
- nonuse English
- overuse English
- peruse English
- reuse English
- time-use English
- underuse English
- unuse English
- use English
- used English
- usee English
- useful English
- uselessly English
- uselessness English
- user English
- usest English
- useth English
- usewear English
- usare Italian
- use Middle English
- uzi Esperanto
- yusim Tok Pisin