noun
1. having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful (Freq. 1)
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the drill sergeant's intent was to convince all the recruits of their worthlessness
• Syn: ↑ineptitude
• Ant: ↑worth
• Derivationally related forms: ↑worthless
• Hypernyms: ↑quality
• Hyponyms:
↑fecklessness, ↑groundlessness, ↑idleness, ↑paltriness, ↑sorriness, ↑valuelessness, ↑shoddiness, ↑trashiness, ↑damn, ↑darn, ↑hoot, ↑red cent, ↑shit, ↑shucks, ↑tinker's damn, ↑tinker's dam, ↑vanity, ↑emptiness
2. the quality of being without practical use
• Hypernyms: ↑inutility, ↑uselessness, ↑unusefulness
Useful english dictionary. 2012.