"useless" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈjuːs.ləs/ Audio: en-us-useless.ogg [US] Forms: more useless [comparative], uselesser [comparative], most useless [superlative], uselessest [superlative]
Rhymes: -uːsləs Etymology: From use + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|use|less}} use + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|more|er}} useless (comparative more useless or uselesser, superlative most useless or uselessest)
  1. Without use or possibility to be used. Translations (without use or possibility to be used): ἀχρεῖος (akhreîos) (Ancient Greek), ἄχρηστος (ákhrēstos) (Ancient Greek), عَدِيمُ الْفَائِدَةِ (ʕadīmu l-fāʔidati) (Arabic), անօգուտ (anōgut) (Armenian), անպետք (anpetkʿ) (Armenian), inútil (Asturian), baliogabe (Basque), ezgai (Basque), hutsal (Basque), бескары́сны (bjeskarýsny) (Belarusian), безполе́зен (bezpolézen) (Bulgarian), inútil (Catalan), walay gamit (Cebuano), بێ سوود (bê sûd) (Central Kurdish), بێ کەڵک (bê kellk) (Central Kurdish), 冇用 (mou⁵ jung⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 無用 (Chinese Mandarin), 无用 (wúyòng) (Chinese Mandarin), zbytečný (Czech), nytteløs (Danish), ubrugelig (Danish), nutteloos (Dutch), onbruikbaar (Dutch), tarbetu (Estonian), hyödytön (Finnish), tarpeeton (Finnish), turha (Finnish), kelvoton (Finnish), käyttökelvoton (Finnish), inutile (French), inutilisable (French), inútil (Galician), უსარგებლო (usargeblo) (Georgian), nutzlos (German), unnützlich (German), unnütz (German), wertlos (German), sinnlos (German), 𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌿𐍄𐍃 (unnuts) (Gothic), άχρηστος (áchristos) (Greek), waiwai ʻole (Hawaiian), makehewa (Hawaiian), חֲסַר תוֹעֶלֶת (ḥasar to'elet) (Hebrew), बेकार (bekār) (Hindi), gagnslaus (Icelandic), tidak berguna (Indonesian), kelpaamatoin (Ingrian), inusabile (Interlingua), gan mhaith (Irish), inutile (Italian), 無用な (muyō-na) (alt: むような) (Japanese), 무용하다 (muyonghada) (Korean), 쓸모가 없다 (sseulmoga eopda) (Korean), 소용가 없다 (soyongga eopda) (Korean), inūtilis (Latin), некористен (nekoristen) (Macedonian), tidak berguna (Malay), innutile (Norman), nytteløs (Norwegian), unyttig (Norwegian), ubrukelig (Norwegian), inutil (Occitan), unnytt (Old English), بې کاره (be kâra) (Pashto), daugeniksich (Plautdietsch), nutzlooss (Plautdietsch), niepotrzebny (Polish), bezużyteczny (Polish), inútil (Portuguese), imprestável (Portuguese), inutil (Romanian), netrebuincios (Romanian), nefolositor (Romanian), бесполе́зный (bespoléznyj) (Russian), нену́жный (nenúžnyj) (Russian), никчёмный (nikčómnyj) (english: good-for-nothing) (Russian), विफल (viphala) (Sanskrit), gun fheum (Scottish Gaelic), бескористан [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), beskoristan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), zbytočný (Slovak), nekoristen (Slovene), inútil (Spanish), faydasız (Turkish), некори́сний (nekorýsnyj) (Ukrainian), بے کار (be-kār) (Urdu), فضول (fazūl) (Urdu), vô dụng (Vietnamese), אומניצלעך (umnitslekh) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-useless-en-adj-CTAcuzmX Disambiguation of 'without use or possibility to be used': 94 2 2 1
  2. Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action). Translations (unhelpful, pointless): безсмислен (bezsmislen) (Bulgarian), walay gamit (Cebuano), meningsløs (Danish), turha (Finnish), inutile (French), sinnlos (German), μάταιος (mátaios) (Greek), makehewa (Hawaiian), percuma (Indonesian), sia-sia (Indonesian), inutile (Italian), cassus (Latin), inútil (Portuguese), dìomhain (Scottish Gaelic), inútil (Spanish), ไม่มีประโยชน์ (Thai)
    Sense id: en-useless-en-adj-CEEZy3dP Categories (other): Central Kurdish terms with redundant script codes, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of Central Kurdish terms with redundant script codes: 5 56 12 27 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 62 5 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 16 45 13 26 Disambiguation of 'unhelpful, pointless': 2 93 5 1
  3. (derogatory, of a person) Good-for-nothing; not dependable. Tags: derogatory Synonyms (good-for-nothing): good-for-nothing Translations (good-for-nothing, not dependable): негоден (negoden) (Bulgarian), walay gamit (Cebuano), waardeloos (Dutch), hyödytön (Finnish), bon à rien (French), unnütz (German), brengsek (Indonesian), inutile (Italian), buono a nulla (Italian), inútil (Portuguese), imprestável (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-useless-en-adj-vXFlDk~A Disambiguation of 'good-for-nothing': 2 2 95 1 Disambiguation of 'good-for-nothing, not dependable': 1 8 90 1
  4. (colloquial, of a person) Unable to do well at a particular task or thing. Useless is mildly insulting. Tags: colloquial Synonyms (unable to do well): unskillful Translations (unable to do well): inútil (Catalan), bala (Cebuano), banga (Cebuano), بێ کەڵک (bê kellk) (Central Kurdish), ھیچوپوچ (hîçupuç) (Central Kurdish), 冇鬼用 (Chinese Cantonese), unyttig (Danish), onneton (Finnish), kelvoton (Finnish), unnütz (German), άχρηστος (áchristos) (Greek), payah (Indonesian), negato (Italian), 下手 (alt: ) (Japanese), unyttig (Norwegian), ubrukelig (Norwegian Bokmål), بې کاره (be kâra) (Pashto), péssimo (Portuguese), бесполе́зный (bespoléznyj) (Russian), никчёмный (nikčómnyj) (english: good-for-nothing) (Russian), gun fheum (Scottish Gaelic), inútil (Spanish), negado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-useless-en-adj-94ew6vZ4 Disambiguation of 'unable to do well': 3 1 1 95 Disambiguation of 'unable to do well': 3 1 1 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: useless as tits on a boar hog, useless eater, uselessly, uselessness

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      "word": "skillful"
    },
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      "word": "useful"
    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "useless as tits on a boar hog"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "useless eater"
    },
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    }
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      },
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    }
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      "form": "more useless",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "uselesser",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most useless",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uselessest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "This fork's prongs are bent. It's useless now.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 June 30, Philip Haigh, “Regional trains squeezed as ECML congestion heads north”, in RAIL, number 934, page 53",
          "text": "I'm all for opening new stations (Transport Scotland is planning another at East Linton, about halfway between Drem and Dunbar), but they are useless without a decent service.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "Without use or possibility to be used."
      ],
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          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ʕadīmu l-fāʔidati",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "عَدِيمُ الْفَائِدَةِ"
        },
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          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "anōgut",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "անօգուտ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "anpetkʿ",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "անպետք"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "inútil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "baliogabe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "ezgai"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "hutsal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "bjeskarýsny",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "бескары́сны"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "bezpolézen",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "безполе́зен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "inútil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "walay gamit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "mou⁵ jung⁶",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "冇用"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "無用"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "wúyòng",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "无用"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "zbytečný"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "nytteløs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "ubrugelig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "nutteloos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "onbruikbaar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "tarbetu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "hyödytön"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "tarpeeton"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "turha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "kelvoton"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "käyttökelvoton"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "inutile"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "inutilisable"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "inútil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "usargeblo",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "უსარგებლო"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "nutzlos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "unnützlich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "unnütz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "wertlos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "sinnlos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "unnuts",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌿𐍄𐍃"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "áchristos",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "άχρηστος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "akhreîos",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "ἀχρεῖος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "ákhrēstos",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "ἄχρηστος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "haw",
          "lang": "Hawaiian",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "waiwai ʻole"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "haw",
          "lang": "Hawaiian",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "makehewa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "ḥasar to'elet",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "חֲסַר תוֹעֶלֶת"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "bekār",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "बेकार"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "gagnslaus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "tidak berguna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "kelpaamatoin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "inusabile"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "gan mhaith"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "inutile"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "alt": "むような",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "muyō-na",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "無用な"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "muyonghada",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "무용하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "sseulmoga eopda",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "쓸모가 없다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "soyongga eopda",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "소용가 없다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "bê sûd",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "بێ سوود"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "bê kellk",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "بێ کەڵک"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "inūtilis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "nekoristen",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "некористен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "tidak berguna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "innutile"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "nytteløs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "unyttig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "ubrukelig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "inutil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "unnytt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "ps",
          "lang": "Pashto",
          "roman": "be kâra",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "بې کاره"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "daugeniksich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "nutzlooss"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "niepotrzebny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "bezużyteczny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "inútil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "imprestável"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "inutil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "netrebuincios"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "nefolositor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "bespoléznyj",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "бесполе́зный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nenúžnyj",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "нену́жный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "english": "good-for-nothing",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nikčómnyj",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "никчёмный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "viphala",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "विफल"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "gun fheum"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "бескористан"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "beskoristan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "zbytočný"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "nekoristen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "inútil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "faydasız"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nekorýsnyj",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "некори́сний"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "be-kār",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "بے کار"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "fazūl",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "فضول"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "vô dụng"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 2 2 1",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "umnitslekh",
          "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
          "word": "אומניצלעך"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 56 12 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Central Kurdish terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 62 5 29",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 45 13 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -less",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        {
          "text": "I think it's useless to keep this discussion going. It's like talking to a brick wall.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "I tried my best to make him quit smoking, but my efforts were useless. He now smokes six packs a day.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action)."
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        [
          "Unhelpful",
          "unhelpful"
        ],
        [
          "useful",
          "useful"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 5 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "bezsmislen",
          "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
          "word": "безсмислен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 5 1",
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
          "word": "walay gamit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 5 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
          "word": "meningsløs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 5 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
          "word": "turha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 5 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
          "word": "inutile"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 5 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
          "word": "sinnlos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 5 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "mátaios",
          "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
          "word": "μάταιος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 5 1",
          "code": "haw",
          "lang": "Hawaiian",
          "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
          "word": "makehewa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 5 1",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
          "word": "percuma"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 5 1",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
          "word": "sia-sia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 5 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
          "word": "inutile"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 5 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
          "word": "cassus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 5 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
          "word": "inútil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 5 1",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
          "word": "dìomhain"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 5 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
          "word": "inútil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 93 5 1",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
          "word": "ไม่มีประโยชน์"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Bill never mows the lawn, takes out the trash or anything. He's useless, but I love him anyways.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Good-for-nothing; not dependable."
      ],
      "id": "en-useless-en-adj-vXFlDk~A",
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        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "Good-for-nothing",
          "good-for-nothing"
        ],
        [
          "dependable",
          "dependable"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory, of a person) Good-for-nothing; not dependable."
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        "of a person"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 2 95 1",
          "sense": "good-for-nothing",
          "word": "good-for-nothing"
        }
      ],
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        "derogatory"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 8 90 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "negoden",
          "sense": "good-for-nothing, not dependable",
          "word": "негоден"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 8 90 1",
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "good-for-nothing, not dependable",
          "word": "walay gamit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 8 90 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "good-for-nothing, not dependable",
          "word": "waardeloos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 8 90 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "good-for-nothing, not dependable",
          "word": "hyödytön"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 8 90 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "good-for-nothing, not dependable",
          "word": "bon à rien"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 8 90 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "good-for-nothing, not dependable",
          "word": "unnütz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 8 90 1",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "good-for-nothing, not dependable",
          "word": "brengsek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 8 90 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "good-for-nothing, not dependable",
          "word": "inutile"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 8 90 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "good-for-nothing, not dependable",
          "word": "buono a nulla"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 8 90 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "good-for-nothing, not dependable",
          "word": "inútil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 8 90 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "good-for-nothing, not dependable",
          "word": "imprestável"
        }
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [],
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        {
          "text": "My brother is useless at most computer games, but he is an awesome PS2 player.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Why do you keep trying? You're obviously useless at it.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        [
          "Unable",
          "unable"
        ],
        [
          "do",
          "do"
        ],
        [
          "well",
          "well"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, of a person) Unable to do well at a particular task or thing. Useless is mildly insulting."
      ],
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        "of a person",
        "of a person"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 1 95",
          "sense": "unable to do well",
          "word": "unskillful"
        }
      ],
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        "colloquial"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 1 95",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "unable to do well",
          "word": "inútil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 1 95",
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "unable to do well",
          "word": "bala"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 1 95",
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "unable to do well",
          "word": "banga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 1 95",
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "unable to do well",
          "word": "冇鬼用"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 1 95",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "unable to do well",
          "word": "unyttig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 1 95",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "unable to do well",
          "word": "onneton"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 1 95",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "unable to do well",
          "word": "kelvoton"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 1 95",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "unable to do well",
          "word": "unnütz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 1 95",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "áchristos",
          "sense": "unable to do well",
          "word": "άχρηστος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 1 95",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "unable to do well",
          "word": "payah"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 1 95",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "unable to do well",
          "word": "negato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 1 95",
          "alt": "な",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "sense": "unable to do well",
          "word": "下手"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 1 95",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "bê kellk",
          "sense": "unable to do well",
          "word": "بێ کەڵک"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 1 95",
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "hîçupuç",
          "sense": "unable to do well",
          "word": "ھیچوپوچ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 1 95",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "unable to do well",
          "word": "unyttig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 1 95",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "unable to do well",
          "word": "ubrukelig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 1 95",
          "code": "ps",
          "lang": "Pashto",
          "roman": "be kâra",
          "sense": "unable to do well",
          "word": "بې کاره"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 1 95",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "unable to do well",
          "word": "péssimo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 1 95",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "bespoléznyj",
          "sense": "unable to do well",
          "word": "бесполе́зный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 1 95",
          "code": "ru",
          "english": "good-for-nothing",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nikčómnyj",
          "sense": "unable to do well",
          "word": "никчёмный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 1 95",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "unable to do well",
          "word": "gun fheum"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 1 95",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "unable to do well",
          "word": "inútil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 1 95",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "unable to do well",
          "word": "negado"
        }
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjuːs.ləs/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːsləs"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-useless.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f5/En-us-useless.ogg/En-us-useless.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/En-us-useless.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
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}
{
  "antonyms": [
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      "word": "skillful"
    },
    {
      "word": "useful"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Central Kurdish terms with redundant script codes",
    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms suffixed with -less",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Requests for review of Ido translations",
    "Requests for review of Pitjantjatjara translations",
    "Rhymes:English/uːsləs",
    "Rhymes:English/uːsləs/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "useless as tits on a boar hog"
    },
    {
      "word": "useless eater"
    },
    {
      "word": "uselessly"
    },
    {
      "word": "uselessness"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "use",
        "3": "less"
      },
      "expansion": "use + -less",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "more useless",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uselesser",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most useless",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "uselessest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "more",
        "2": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "useless (comparative more useless or uselesser, superlative most useless or uselessest)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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    {
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "This fork's prongs are bent. It's useless now.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2021 June 30, Philip Haigh, “Regional trains squeezed as ECML congestion heads north”, in RAIL, number 934, page 53",
          "text": "I'm all for opening new stations (Transport Scotland is planning another at East Linton, about halfway between Drem and Dunbar), but they are useless without a decent service.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Without use or possibility to be used."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "use",
          "use"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I think it's useless to keep this discussion going. It's like talking to a brick wall.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "I tried my best to make him quit smoking, but my efforts were useless. He now smokes six packs a day.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Unhelpful",
          "unhelpful"
        ],
        [
          "useful",
          "useful"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English derogatory terms",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Bill never mows the lawn, takes out the trash or anything. He's useless, but I love him anyways.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Good-for-nothing; not dependable."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "Good-for-nothing",
          "good-for-nothing"
        ],
        [
          "dependable",
          "dependable"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory, of a person) Good-for-nothing; not dependable."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a person",
        "of a person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English colloquialisms",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "My brother is useless at most computer games, but he is an awesome PS2 player.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Why do you keep trying? You're obviously useless at it.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Unable to do well at a particular task or thing. Useless is mildly insulting."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Unable",
          "unable"
        ],
        [
          "do",
          "do"
        ],
        [
          "well",
          "well"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, of a person) Unable to do well at a particular task or thing. Useless is mildly insulting."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a person",
        "of a person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjuːs.ləs/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːsləs"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-useless.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f5/En-us-useless.ogg/En-us-useless.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/En-us-useless.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "good-for-nothing",
      "word": "good-for-nothing"
    },
    {
      "sense": "unable to do well",
      "word": "unskillful"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʕadīmu l-fāʔidati",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "عَدِيمُ الْفَائِدَةِ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "anōgut",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "անօգուտ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "anpetkʿ",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "անպետք"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "inútil"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "baliogabe"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "ezgai"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "hutsal"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "bjeskarýsny",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "бескары́сны"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bezpolézen",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "безполе́зен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "inútil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "walay gamit"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "mou⁵ jung⁶",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "冇用"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "無用"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wúyòng",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "无用"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "zbytečný"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "nytteløs"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "ubrugelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "nutteloos"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "onbruikbaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "tarbetu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "hyödytön"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "tarpeeton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "turha"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "kelvoton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "käyttökelvoton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "inutile"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "inutilisable"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "inútil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "usargeblo",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "უსარგებლო"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "nutzlos"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "unnützlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "unnütz"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "wertlos"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "sinnlos"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "unnuts",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌿𐍄𐍃"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "áchristos",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "άχρηστος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "akhreîos",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "ἀχρεῖος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "ákhrēstos",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "ἄχρηστος"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "waiwai ʻole"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "makehewa"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ḥasar to'elet",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "חֲסַר תוֹעֶלֶת"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "bekār",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "बेकार"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "gagnslaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "tidak berguna"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "kelpaamatoin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "inusabile"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "gan mhaith"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "inutile"
    },
    {
      "alt": "むような",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "muyō-na",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "無用な"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "muyonghada",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "무용하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "sseulmoga eopda",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "쓸모가 없다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "soyongga eopda",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "소용가 없다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "bê sûd",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "بێ سوود"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "bê kellk",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "بێ کەڵک"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "inūtilis"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nekoristen",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "некористен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "tidak berguna"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "innutile"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "nytteløs"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "unyttig"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "ubrukelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "inutil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "unnytt"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "be kâra",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "بې کاره"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "daugeniksich"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "nutzlooss"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "niepotrzebny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "bezużyteczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "inútil"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "imprestável"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "inutil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "netrebuincios"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "nefolositor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bespoléznyj",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "бесполе́зный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nenúžnyj",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "нену́жный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "good-for-nothing",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nikčómnyj",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "никчёмный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "viphala",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "विफल"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "gun fheum"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "бескористан"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "beskoristan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "zbytočný"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "nekoristen"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "inútil"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "faydasız"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nekorýsnyj",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "некори́сний"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "be-kār",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "بے کار"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "fazūl",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "فضول"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "vô dụng"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "umnitslekh",
      "sense": "without use or possibility to be used",
      "word": "אומניצלעך"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bezsmislen",
      "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
      "word": "безсмислен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
      "word": "walay gamit"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
      "word": "meningsløs"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
      "word": "turha"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
      "word": "inutile"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
      "word": "sinnlos"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "mátaios",
      "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
      "word": "μάταιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
      "word": "makehewa"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
      "word": "percuma"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
      "word": "sia-sia"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
      "word": "inutile"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
      "word": "cassus"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
      "word": "inútil"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
      "word": "dìomhain"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
      "word": "inútil"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "unhelpful, pointless",
      "word": "ไม่มีประโยชน์"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "negoden",
      "sense": "good-for-nothing, not dependable",
      "word": "негоден"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "good-for-nothing, not dependable",
      "word": "walay gamit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "good-for-nothing, not dependable",
      "word": "waardeloos"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "good-for-nothing, not dependable",
      "word": "hyödytön"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "good-for-nothing, not dependable",
      "word": "bon à rien"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "good-for-nothing, not dependable",
      "word": "unnütz"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "good-for-nothing, not dependable",
      "word": "brengsek"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "good-for-nothing, not dependable",
      "word": "inutile"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "good-for-nothing, not dependable",
      "word": "buono a nulla"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "good-for-nothing, not dependable",
      "word": "inútil"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "good-for-nothing, not dependable",
      "word": "imprestável"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "unable to do well",
      "word": "inútil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "unable to do well",
      "word": "bala"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "unable to do well",
      "word": "banga"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "unable to do well",
      "word": "冇鬼用"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "unable to do well",
      "word": "unyttig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unable to do well",
      "word": "onneton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unable to do well",
      "word": "kelvoton"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "unable to do well",
      "word": "unnütz"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "áchristos",
      "sense": "unable to do well",
      "word": "άχρηστος"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "unable to do well",
      "word": "payah"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "unable to do well",
      "word": "negato"
    },
    {
      "alt": "な",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "unable to do well",
      "word": "下手"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "bê kellk",
      "sense": "unable to do well",
      "word": "بێ کەڵک"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "hîçupuç",
      "sense": "unable to do well",
      "word": "ھیچوپوچ"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "unable to do well",
      "word": "unyttig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "unable to do well",
      "word": "ubrukelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "be kâra",
      "sense": "unable to do well",
      "word": "بې کاره"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "unable to do well",
      "word": "péssimo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bespoléznyj",
      "sense": "unable to do well",
      "word": "бесполе́зный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "good-for-nothing",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nikčómnyj",
      "sense": "unable to do well",
      "word": "никчёмный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "unable to do well",
      "word": "gun fheum"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unable to do well",
      "word": "inútil"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "unable to do well",
      "word": "negado"
    }
  ],
  "word": "useless"
}

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