Meaning of WORTHLESS
Pronunciation: | | 'wurthlis
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [adj] lacking in excellence or value; "a worthless idler" |
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| Synonyms: | | chaffy, good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, manky, meritless, negligible, no-account, no-count, no-good, nugatory, otiose, paltry, pointless, rubbishy, sorry, superfluous, tinpot(a), tinsel, trashy, trifling, trumpery, valueless, wasted |
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| Antonyms: | | valuable | |
| See Also: | | unworthy | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Worth"less\, a. [AS. weor[eth]le['a]s.]
Destitute of worth; having no value, virtue, excellence,
dignity, or the like; undeserving; valueless; useless; vile;
mean; as, a worthless garment; a worthless ship; a worthless
man or woman; a worthless magistrate.
'T is a worthless world to win or lose. --Byron.
-- {Worth"less*ly}, adv. -- {Worth"less*ness}, n.
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