B2adjective · rare

worthless

worthless · more worthless · most worthless

нікчемний, нікудишній

ничего не стоящий, бесполезный, никудышный, никчёмный

nutzlos, wertlos, nichtsnutzig

Having no worth or useHaving no worth or use; without value.

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UK/ˈwɜːθ.ləs/US/ˈwɝθ.ləs/

» An eight-year-old car is almost worthless.

Ein acht Jahre altes Auto ist praktisch wertlos. — Dejo

Восьмилетний автомобиль практически ничего не стоит. — odexed

Восьмилетний автомобиль практически не представляет собой ценности. — odexed

Восьмирічний автомобіль фактично нічого не вартий. — Oleksandr_Tahayev

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Meaning

1 senses

Having no worth or use; without value.
Don’t be a worthless slouch! Go get yourself a job.
Lies are as important as truth, for without lies, the truth is worthless.
wertlos, nutzlos, nichtsnutzig
ничего́ не сто́я́щийničevó ne stójáščij, бесполе́зныйbespoléznyj, никчёмныйnikčómnyj

More definitions

lacking in usefulness or value
morally reprehensible

Examples

92 sentences

An eight-year-old car is almost worthless.
Восьмирічний автомобіль фактично нічого не вартий. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
ruВосьмилетний автомобиль практически ничего не стоит. — odexed
deEin acht Jahre altes Auto ist praktisch wertlos. — Dejo
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This is totally worthless.
Це геть марно. — sakhnik
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Don't let anyone tell you you're worthless.
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His opinions are worthless.
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It's going to be worthless.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

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

Deutsch

By meaning 1

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

Origin

From Middle English *worthles, from Old English weorþlēas (“worthless”), equivalent to wor

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

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