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- DictionaryUse·less/ˈyo͞osləs/
adjective
- 1. not fulfilling or not expected to achieve the intended purpose or desired outcome: "a piece of useless knowledge"
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English use‧less /ˈjuːsləs/ adjective 1 not useful or effective in any way OPP useful The doctor concluded that further treatment would be useless. a website full of useless information virtually/completely/totally etc useless Water had got into the radio, and now it was completely useless. useless for...
1 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. She tried to work, but it was useless (= she wasn't able to). opposite useful
4 days ago · (yuslɪs) 1.adjective. If something is useless, you cannot use it. He realized that their money was useless in this country. Synonyms: worthless, of no use, valueless, pants [slang] More Synonyms of useless. 2.adjective. If something is useless, it does not achieve anything helpful or good. She knew it was useless to protest.
1. fruitless, profitless, valueless, worthless, inutile. Useless, futile, ineffectual, vain refer to that which is unavailing. That is useless which is unavailing because of the circumstances of the case or some inherent defect: It is useless to cry over spilt milk.
There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word useless. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Definition of useless in English: useless. Pronunciation: /ˈjuːsləs/ adjective. 1 not fulfilling or not expected to achieve the intended purpose or desired outcome: a piece of useless knowledge we tried to pacify him but it was useless. More example sentences Synonyms.
useless definition: If something is useless, it does not work well or it has no effect: . Learn more.
