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worth·less

 (wûrth′lĭs)
adj.
1. Lacking worth; of no use or value.
2. Low; despicable:that worthless friend of his.

worth′less·ly adv.
worth′less·ness n.
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worthless

(ˈwɜːθlɪs)
adj
1.without practical value or usefulness
2.without merit; good-for-nothing
ˈworthlesslyadv
ˈworthlessnessn
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worth•less

(ˈwɜrθ lɪs)

adj.
without worth; of no use, importance, or value.
[1580–90]
worth′less•ly,adv.
worth′less•ness,n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.worthless - lacking in usefulness or value; "a worthless idler"
unworthy - lacking in value or merit; "dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy"; "unworthy of forgiveness"
valuable - having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; "a valuable diamond"
2.worthless - morally reprehensible; "would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"
evil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"
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worthless

adjective
1.valueless,poor,miserable,trivial,trifling,paltry,trashy,measly,wretched,two a penny(informal),rubbishy,poxy(slang),nickel-and-dime(U.S. slang),wanky(taboo slang),a dime a dozen,nugatory,chickenshit(U.S. slang),negligibleThis piece of old junk is totally worthless.
valuelessvaluable,precious,profitable
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worthless

adjective
1.Lacking all worth and value:
Informal:no-account.
Slang:nothing.
2.Having no useful purpose:
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Translations
عَدِيـمُ القِيمَةلا قيمَة له، عَديم القيمَه
bezcenný
værdiløs
arvoton
bezvrijedan
einskis virîi
価値のない
가치 없는
ničvreden
värdelös
ที่ไม่มีคุณค่า
değersizbeş para etmez
không có giá trị

worthless

[ˈwɜːθlɪs]ADJ (=of no monetary value) →sin ningúnvalor; (=useless) →inútil; (=despicable) →despreciable
the painting was quite worthlesslapinturaapenastenía ningúnvalor
a worthless individualun tipodespreciable
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

worthless

[ˈwɜːrθləs]adj
[object] →sans valeur
[person] to be worthless →être un(e)moins que rien
She was convinced that she was ugly and worthless →Elle étaitconvaincue d'êtrelaide et sevoyait comme unemoins que rien.
to feel worthless →se sentirdévalorisé(e), avoirperdu touteestime de soi(-même)
You feel you are really completely worthless and unlovable →Vous voussentezdévalorisé et vouspensez que personne ne peut vousaimer., Vous avezperdu touteestime devous-même et vouspensez que personne ne peut vousaimer.
to make sb feel worthless →dévaloriser qn
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

worthless

adjwertlos;person alsonichtsnutzig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

worthless

[ˈwɜːθlɪs]adj (effort, action, attempt) →inutile; (assurance, guarantee, object) →senza valore,di nessun valore
a worthless individual →unindividuospregevole
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

worth

(wəːθ) noun
value.These books are of little or no worth;She sold fifty dollars' worth of tickets. waarde قيمَه стойност valor hodnota der Wert værdi; forαξίαvalor väärtus ارزش arvovaleurשווי मूल्य vrijednost érték nilai virðivalore 価値 가치 vertė vērtība nilai; hargawaardeverdi; for ...wartość ارزښت، بيه، ښه والى، خاصه، وړتيا، سپڅلتيا، پرځاى، اهميت، ثروت valor valoareценность;стоимость hodnota vrednost vrednost värde มูลค่าdeğer,kıymet 價值 вартий قیمت giá trị 价值,意义
adjective
1. equal in value to.Each of these stamps is worth a cent. werd يُساوي ثَمَنَه имащ стойност equivalente v hodnotě wert værd αξίας, που αξίζειque vale,que tiene un valor de väärt به قیمت؛ بها arvoltaanvaloirשווי लायक vrijedan értékű bernilai jafnvirði (che vale), (del valore di) ~の値打ちがある …의 가치가 있는 vertas vērts berhargawaardverdwart ارزښتequivalente în valoare deстоящий hodný vreden vredan värd มีมูลค่า değerinde 值... вартий قیمت کا đáng giá 价值…,值…钱
2. good enough for.His suggestion is worth considering: The exhibition is well worth a visit. werd جَدير بِ، يَسْتَحِق التَّفكير بِه струващ си digno de stojící za wert værd που αξίζειdigno de,merecedor de,que merece la pena väärt قابل ملاحظه arvoinen qui vautשווה लायक vrijedan érdemes, megér(i) layak verður, sem verðskuldar (e-ð) (che vale) ~する価値がある …할 가치가 있는 vertas vērts wajar diwaardverdwart اهميت digno de care merită săзаслуживающий stojaci za vreden vredan värd ความคุ้มค่า ...-e/a değer 值得... вартий مستحسن đáng值得...
ˈworthless adjective
of no value.worthless old coins. waardeloos لا قيمَة له، عَديم القيمَه безполезен sem valor / inútil bezcennýwertlos værdiløs που δεν έχει αξίαsin valor,inútil,despreciable väärtusetu بی ارزش arvotonsans valeur חֲסַר עֵרֶך बेकार bezvrijedan értéktelen tak berharga einskis virðisenza valore 無価値の 가치 없는 bevertis, niekam tikęs nevērtīgs; nederīgs tidak bernilaiwaardeloosverdiløs,udugeligbezwartościowy بې ارزښته، بې كاره، بې فايدې، بې قيمتهsem valor fără valoare ничего не стоящий bezcenný brez vrednosti bezvredan värdelös ไร้ค่าdeğersiz, beş para etmez 無價值的,無用的 нічого не вартий; нікчемний بے قیمت vô giá trị 无价值的,没有用处的
ˈworthlessly adverb
waardeloos بدون قيمَه безполезно inutilmente zbytečněwertlos værdiløst χωρίς αξιαinútilmente väärtusetult به طور بی ارزش arvottomasti d'une manière qui ne vaut rien בְצורָה חֲסרַת עֵרֶך बेकार bezvrijedno értéktelenül secara tak berharga á einskis verðan háttinutilmente 無意味に 무가치하게 beprasmiškai nevērtīgi; nekam nederīgi tidak bernilaiwaardeloosverdiløst beznadziejnie په بي ارزښته توګه inutilmente care nu face nici două parale ничтожно zbytočne ničvredno bezvredno värdelöst อย่างไร้ค่า peş para etmez şekilde, değersizce 無價值地,無用地 нічого не варто نا قابلیت سے một cách vô dụng 无价值地,无用地
ˈworthlessness noun
waardeloosheid عَدَم القيمَه أو الإسْتِحْقاق безполезност indignidade bezcennost die Wertlosigkeit værdiløshed ευτέλειαinutilidad väärtusetus بی ارزش یا به درد نخور بودن arvottomuus absence (totale) de valeur חוֹסֵר עֵרֶך बेकार bezvrijednost értéktelenség keadaan tak berharga gagnsleysi; fánÿti (mancanza di valore) 無価値 무가치함 menkavertiškumas nevērtīgums; nederīgums tidak bernilaiwaardeloosheidverdiløshet,udugelighet bezwartościowość بې ارزښتي، بې قيمتي falta de valor lipsă (totală) de va­loare ничтожность bezcennosť ničvrednost bezvrednost värdelöshet ความไร้ค่า değersizlik 無價值,無用 нікчемність نا قابلیت sự vô dụng 无价值,无用
ˈworthy (-ði) adjective
1. good and deserving.I willingly give money to a worthy cause. goeie جَدير، مُسَْحِق заслужаващ merecedor hodnotnýwürdig værdigάξιοςnoble vääriline سزاوار؛ لایق hyvävalable,nobleראוי ל- लायक dobar, zaslužan érdemes layak verðugurdegno,meritevole 立派な 상응한 kilnus, vertas labs; cienīgs; krietns bermanfaat; berfaedahwaardigverdig,god zacny, zasługujący,godny وړ، ارزښتناك، جوګه، مستحق merecedor co­res­punzător достойный; правый hodnotný plemenit vredan aktningsvärd, hedervärd ที่คุ้มค่า hayırlı yararlı 值得的 що заслуговує, вартий قابل قدر hợp lý值得的
2. (withof) deserving.She was not worthy of the honour given to her. verdien nie, nie werd nie مُسْتَحِق، جَدير заслужаващ merecedor hodný wert fortjene που αξίζει merecedor/digno de väärt در خور؛ شایسته arvoinendigneראוי ל- योग्य vrijedan méltó (vmire) layak verðugur, sem verðskuldar (e-ð)degno (~に)値する 가치가 있는 nusipelnęs, vertas cienīgs; pelnījis layakwaardverdig, som fortjener noegodny, godzien مستحق merecedor demn (de)заслуживающий hodný vreden dostojan värd, förtjänt av สมควรได้ lâyık, hak eden 配得上的 гідний, достойний لاءق xứng đáng配得上的
3. (withof) typical of, suited to, or in keeping with.a performance worthy of a champion. geskik vir نَموذجي لِ، مُتلائِم مَع подходящ digno hodnýwürdig værdigαντάξιος,ταιριαστόςdigno de vääriv در خور؛ مناسب veroinendigneראוי ל- योग्य dostojan méltó (vkihez) pantas bagi sem hæfir/er í samræmi viðdegno (~に)ふさわしい 어울리는 vertas atbilstošs; cienīgs; pienācīgs sesuaiwaardig som passer for,verdiggodny, godzien مستحقdigno demn (de)подобающий hodný vreden dostojan värdig สมควรได้ yaraşır, yakışır 相稱的 відповідний, належний مستحق tiêu biểu cho相称的
4. of great enough importanceetc.She was not thought worthy to be presented to the king. belangrik genoeg ذو شأن، ذو أهَمِيَّه достоен distinto hodnýwürdig værdigάξιοςdigno,merecedor piisavalt tähtis شایسته بودن riittävän tärkeädigneראוי ל-,מכובד योग्य dostojan méltó penting verðugurdegno (~ほど)重要な ...할만한 nusipelnęs, reikšmingas augstas kārtas-; slavens cukup penting belangrijk genoegbetydelig,verdig godzien لايق،ښايستهdistinto demn (de)достойный hodný vreden dostojan värdig มีความสำคัญdeğerli,saygın 極其重要的 достойний شایان شان đáng极其重要的
nounpluralˈworthies
a highly respected person. gerespekteerdes, BBP's شَخْص مُحْتَرَم جِدا، وَجيه уважаван човек notabilidade osobnost, veličina große Persönlichkeit højt respekteret person αξιοσέβαστος άνθρωποςprócer,dignitario auväärsed isikud بزرگان arvohenkilönotableמכובד सुयोग्य dostojnik kiválóság orang terhormat fyrirmaður, mektarmaðurdignitario,notabile 名士 훌륭한 인물 įžymybė augstmanis; slavenība; cienījama persona patut atau wajar disanjungihoogwaardigheidsbeklederhedersborgere,maktpersoner,storkarer ogólnie szanowana osoba وړسړى، جوګه سړى، وتلى سړى notabilidade personalitate, somitate достопочтенная особа osobnosť ugledna oseba ugledna osoba storhet มีค่าควรเคารพ değerli kimse 知名人土 гідна, достойна, поважана людина معزز یا سر بر آوردہ شخص sự xứng đáng知名人土
ˈworthily adverb
werd بِجَدارَه достойно dignamente důstojněangemessen værdigt αντάξια, επάξιαdignamente vääriliselt ارزشمندانه؛ هب طور شایسته arvokkaastidignementכראוי सुयोग्य रूप से dostojno méltóképpen secara terhormat virðulegadegnamente 立派に 훌륭하게 garbingai cienīgi; ar cieņu; pienācīgi wajar atau layakwaardigverdig,godt,høvelig zacnie, godnie لايق،ښايسته dignamente cu demnitateдостойно dôstojne vredno dostojno värdigt, efter förtjänst อย่างมีคุณค่า yakışacak şekilde 值得地,相配地 гідно قابلیت کے ساتھ xứng đáng配得上地
ˈworthiness noun
werdheid جَدارَه، إسْتِحْقاق، كَفاءَه достойнство mérito hodnota der Wert værd; værdighedαξίαmérito väärilisus شایستگی؛ استحقاق arvokkuus caractère digneערך सुयोग्यता vrijednost, vrlina érdem(esség) kehormatan virðulegheitdignità 価値あること 가치 있음 vertė, nuopelnai vērtība; nopelni wajarnyawaardigheidverdighet zacność, szacowność مستحقmérito demnitateдостоинство hodnota vrednost dostojnost värdighet, värde, förtjänst ความมีคุณค่าdeğer, yakışma 有價值 гідність قابلیت sự xứng đáng有价值
-worthy
1. deserving; fit for.a blameworthy act. waardige ملائِم ، مُسْتَحِق заслужаващ digno de (culpa, etc.) -hodný ...-wert -værdigάξιος digno de ... -väärt سزاوار arvoinendigne deראוי ל- योग्य vrijedan, dostojan vmire érdemes pantas sem verðskuldar e-ð, sem hæfir degno di (...) -にふさわしい ...할만한 nusipelnantis, vertas nosodāma rīcība wajar; layak untuk -waard-verdig godzien ... مستحق digno de (culpa, etc.) demn de заслуживающий чего-л. zasluhujúci si (čo) vreden vredan -värd คุ้มค่า ...-i hak eden 值得...的 вартий مستحق xứng đáng值得…的
2. fit for its appropriate use.a seaworthy ship. vaardige مُلائِم للإسْتِعْمال подходящ apto para -schopný ...-tüchtig -dygtigκατάλληλος apto para... -kõlbulik قابل؛ مناتسب kelpoinen en état de... רָאוּי לִשמוֹ उपयोग के लिए उचित prikladan vmire alkalmas laik -fær atto/idoneo a (...) -に耐える ...에 적합한 tinkamas piemērots; derīgs layak -waardig-dyktigstosowny مستحق apto para făcut pentru годный к чему-л. schopný ustrezen za -värdig เหมาะสม ...-e uygun 適用於...的 відповідний قابل phù hợp适于...的
worthˈwhile adjective
deserving attention, time and effortetc.a worthwhile cause;It isn't worthwhile to ask him – he'll only refuse. die moeite werd جَدير بالإهْتِمام който си струва que vale a pena stojící za tolohnend nyttig; umagen værd που αξίζει τον κόπο que vale/merece la pena tasuv, vaeva väärt قابل صرف وقت؛ سودمند hyödyllinen qui vaut la peine (de)משתלם लाभकर dostojan, vrijedan pažnje érdem(leg)es, megéri layak diperhatikan sem er e-s virði (che vale la pena) 時を費す価値のある 가치가 있는 vertas, prasmingas vērtīgs; derīgs; labs berfaedah; berbaloide moeite waard som er umaken verd, lønner seg;god wart zachodu ګتور que vale a pena care merită efortul (să) имеющий смысл stojaci za to vreden truda vredan värd besväret, givande คุ้มค่ากับความพยายาม; คุ้มกับเวลาที่เสียไป ...-e değer, faydalı 值得(注意、花時間和力氣)的 вартий با مصرف đáng giá 值得(花时间或精力)的
for all one is worth
using all one's efforts, strengthetc.He swam for all he was worth towards the shore. vir wat dit werd is بِكُل قُوَّتِه с всички сили até não poder ze všech sil auf Teufel komm raus alt, hvad man kan με όλη μου τη δύναμη con toda el alma, con todas las fuerzas kõigest jõust با تمام قوا؛ با همه انرژی kaikin voiminde toutes ses forces בְכָל כּוֹחוֹ पूरी ताकत लगा कर svom snagom teljes erejéből sekuat tenaga eins og maður megnar (mettendocela tutta) 全力で 전력을 다해서 iš visų jėgų cik vien spēka/spēj sedaya upaya; sekuat-kuat hati uit alle machtav alle krefter ze wszystkich sił په توله قوت کی a mais não poder din toate puterile изо всех сил zo všetkých síl na vso moč punom snagom för allt vad man är värd พยายามอย่างสุดความสามารถ bütün gücüyle, olanca gayretiyle 使盡全力 з усіх сил اپنی پوری کوشش کرنا nỗ lực皆尽全力
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worthless

عَدِيـمُ القِيمَة bezcenný værdiløswertlosτιποτένιοςsin valor arvotonqui ne vaut rien bezvrijedansenza valore 価値のない 가치 없는waardeloosverdiløsbezwartościowysem valorбесполезный värdelös ที่ไม่มีคุณค่าdeğersiz không có giá trị无价值的
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