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Uselessness

noun/jˈuːsləsnəs/
Definition
the quality of having no practical use
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/jˈuːsləsnəs/
🇬🇧British English
/jˈuːsləsnəs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/jˈuːsləsnəs/
4 syllables Say it as /jˈuːsləsnəs/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Word Forms
inutileadjectivenot worth using
uselessadjectivehaving no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Nutzlosigkeit
die Qualität, keinen praktischen Nutzen zu haben
🇫🇷French
inutilité
la qualité de n'avoir aucune utilité pratique
🇪🇸Spanish
inutilidad
la cualidad de no tener ningún uso práctico
🇮🇹Italian
inutilità
la qualità di non avere alcuna utilità pratica
🇳🇱Dutch
nutteloosheid
de kwaliteit van het hebben van geen praktisch nut
🇵🇹Portuguese
inutilidade
qualidade de não ter utilidade prática
🇷🇺Russian
бесполезность
качество, не имеющее практического применения
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अनुपयोगिता
कोई व्यावहारिक उपयोग न होने का गुण
🇧🇩Bengali
অকেজোতা
ব্যবহারিক ব্যবহার না থাকার গুণমান
🇮🇳Tamil
பயனற்ற தன்மை
நடைமுறை பயன்பாடு இல்லாத தரம்
🇮🇳Telugu
పనికిరానితనం
ఆచరణాత్మక ఉపయోగం లేని నాణ్యత
🇮🇳Marathi
निरुपयोगीपणा
व्यावहारिक उपयोग नसल्याची गुणवत्ता
🇮🇳Gujarati
નકામી
કોઈ વ્યવહારિક ઉપયોગ ન હોવાની ગુણવત્તા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅನುಪಯುಕ್ತತೆ
ಪ್ರಾಯೋಗಿಕ ಬಳಕೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഉപയോഗശൂന്യത
പ്രായോഗിക ഉപയോഗമില്ലാത്ത ഗുണനിലവാരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬੇਕਾਰਤਾ
ਕੋਈ ਵਿਹਾਰਕ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਨਾ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
بیکار
کوئی عملی استعمال نہ ہونے کا معیار
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
无用
无实际用途的品质
🇯🇵Japanese
無駄
実用性がないという品質
🇰🇷Korean
쓸모 없음
실용성이 없는 품질
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự vô dụng
chất lượng của việc không có ứng dụng thực tế
🇹🇭Thai
ความไร้ประโยชน์
คุณภาพของการไม่มีการใช้งานจริง
🇮🇩Indonesian
ketidakgunaan
kualitas tidak memiliki kegunaan praktis
🇵🇭Filipino
kawalang silbi
ang kalidad ng walang praktikal na paggamit
🇲🇾Malay
tidak berguna
kualiti yang tidak mempunyai kegunaan praktikal
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
عدم الفائدة
نوعية عدم وجود فائدة عملية
🇮🇷Persian
بی فایده بودن
کیفیت عدم استفاده عملی
🇹🇷Turkish
işe yaramazlık
pratik bir kullanıma sahip olmama kalitesi
🇮🇱Hebrew
חוֹסֶר תוֹעֶלֶת
האיכות של אין שימוש מעשי
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'uselessness'?
The primary meaning of 'uselessness' is 'the quality of having no practical use'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'uselessness' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'uselessness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'uselessness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'uselessness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'uselessness' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'uselessness' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'uselessness' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'uselessness' in regular conversations?
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