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use·less
 useless
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- pronunciation:
- yus
lihs
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
When something is useless, it can't do anything good for you.
The wind was blowing so hard that the umbrella was useless.Ms. Bern hoped the gadget she bought would solve her problem, but it was just useless. She ended up returning it.- antonyms:
- beneficial, helpful, profitable, useful, valuable
- similar words:
- idle
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| definition 2: |
If doing something is useless, it will not get you what you want or need. Doing it doesn't help you at all.
The lost hikers cried out for help, but their cries were useless because nobody could hear them.It's useless to argue with Amy because she will never agree with you.- synonyms:
- fruitless
- antonyms:
- helpful
- similar words:
- barren
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| related words: |
bad, dead, empty |
| derivations: |
uselessly (adv.), uselessness (n.) |
The word useless
contains the following parts:
us, ut, util
Latin
root
that means use
  Example words:
-less
Middle English
adjective-forming suffix
that means without
More about this word part:
The suffix -less
attaches primarily to monosyllabic English nouns. However, -less
is a fully productive suffix, meaning it can be added to any noun to form legitimate new words.
Example words:
aimless, breathless, careless, countless, doubtless, endless, fearless, heartless, helpless, homeless, hopeless, penniless, priceless, regardless, restless, sightless, tasteless, thoughtless, useless, wireless, weightless, worthless
- synonyms:
- a-1, an-1
- antonyms:
- -ful1
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