worthlessness

worthlessness
noun see worthless

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Worthlessness — Worthless 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • worthlessness — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. uselessness, impracticality, inefficiency, inadequacy, inability, ruined or worthless condition, lack of use, lack of value, inapplicability, badness …   English dictionary for students

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