useless

Meaning of useless

adjective
  1. Without use or possibility to be used.
    This fork has prongs that are bent. It's useless now.
  2. Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action).
    I think it's useless to keep this discussion going. It's like talking to a wall.
  3. (of a person) Good-for-nothing; not dependable.
    Bill never mows the lawn, takes out the trash or anything. He's useless, but I love him anyways.
  4. (of a person) Unable to do well at a particular task or thing. Useless is mildly insulting.
    My brother is useless at most computer games, but he is an awesome PS2 player.

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  • It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of useless

use-less

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • useless is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

useless synonyms

Meaning :

unskillful

useless antonyms

Meaning :

skillful, useful

Translation of useless

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