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worthless

/ˈwɜːθ.ləs/ UK
/ˈwɝθ.ləs/ Canada, US

Where it comes from

From Middle English *worthles, from Old English weorþlēas (“worthless”), equivalent to worth + -less. Cognate with Dutch waardeloos (“worthless”), German wertlos (“worthless”), Swedish värdelös (“worthless”).

adjective more worthless · worthlesser · most worthless · worthlessest · worthlesse · wuffless

Having no worth or use; without value. Don’t be a worthless slouch! Go get yourself a job.
Similar: inconsequential, miserable, priceless, useless, valueless, bastardly, blown, cacky, chaffy, cocking, crapalicious, cruddy · Opposite: precious, useful, valuable, worthful, worthy, priceless

Opposite: valuable, precious, priceless

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: no-good, no-count, valueless, pointless, otiose, no-account, good-for-nothing, negligible, meritless, wasted, nugatory, trifling, paltry, trashy, trumpery, sorry

adjective

Opposite: valuable, precious, priceless

Translations

Every language

adj not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential, useless

Español	sin valor, sin ningún valor, despreciable, no tener valor, no tener ningún valor, no valer nada
한국어	가치없는 gachieomneun, 보잘것없는 bojalgeodeomneun
日本語	詰まらない tsumaranai, 無価値な mukachi na, 軽賎な keisen na
中文	沒價值 /没价值 méijiàzhí, 不值錢 /不值钱 bùzhíqián, 無用 /无用 wúyòng
हिन्दी	असार asār, बेकार bekār
Português	sem valor, inútil
Français	misérable, ne vaut rien, nul, sans valeur
Deutsch	wertlos, nutzlos, nichtsnutzig
Italiano	inutile, insignificante, senza valore
Ελληνικά	ανάξιος anáxios, άχρηστος áchristos, τιποτένιος tipoténios
Русский	ничего́ не сто́я́щий ničevó ne stójáščij, бесполе́зный bespoléznyj, никчёмный nikčómnyj, никуды́шный nikudýšnyj
Tiếng Việt	vô giá trị
العربية	لَا قِيمَةَ لَهُ lā qīmata lahu, حَقِير ḥaqīr
עברית	חסר ערך ḥɑsɑr ereḥ, חסר תועלת ḥɑsɑr toʿelet, עלוב ʿɑluv

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@misc{worthless_2026,
  title = {worthless},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/worthless},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}