worthlessness

worthlessness
The quality of lacking worth, of being valueless, useless or devoid of benefit.

1905 This sort of fat instead of indicating health points to disease. This general teaching as to the worthlessness of alcohol as a food had been set forth by the leaders in medical profession, and accepted largely by the rank and file of practitioners for about twenty-five years. — Carry Nation, The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation, [ Chapter 28.]


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  • worthlessness — noun 1. having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful (Freq. 1) the drill sergeant s intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness • Syn: ↑ineptitude • Ant: ↑worth • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Worthlessness — Worthless Worth less, a. [AS. weor[eth]le[ a]s.] Destitute of worth; having no value, virtue, excellence, dignity, or the like; undeserving; valueless; useless; vile; mean; as, a worthless garment; a worthless ship; a worthless man or woman; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • worthlessness — noun see worthless …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • worthlessness — See worthlessly. * * * …   Universalium

  • worthlessness — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. uselessness, impracticality, inefficiency, inadequacy, inability, ruined or worthless condition, lack of use, lack of value, inapplicability, badness …   English dictionary for students

  • worthlessness — n. lack of value, lack of importance …   English contemporary dictionary

  • worthlessness — worth·less·ness …   English syllables

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