"worthless" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈwɝθləs/ [General-American], /ˈwɜːθləs/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-worthless.ogg [US] Forms: more worthless [comparative], worthlesser [comparative], most worthless [superlative], worthlessest [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English *worthles, from Old English weorþlēas (“worthless”), equivalent to worth + -less. Cognate with Dutch waardeloos (“worthless”), German wertlos (“worthless”), Swedish värdelös (“worthless”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*worthles}} Middle English *worthles, {{inh|en|ang|weorþlēas|t=worthless}} Old English weorþlēas (“worthless”), {{suffix|en|worth|less}} worth + -less, {{cog|nl|waardeloos||worthless}} Dutch waardeloos (“worthless”), {{cog|de|wertlos||worthless}} German wertlos (“worthless”), {{cog|sv|värdelös||worthless}} Swedish värdelös (“worthless”) Head templates: {{en-adj|more|er}} worthless (comparative more worthless or worthlesser, superlative most worthless or worthlessest)
  1. Having no worth or use; without value. Derived forms: worthlessly, worthlessness Translations (not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential): waardeloos (Afrikaans), μάταιος (mátaios) (Ancient Greek), οὐτιδανός (outidanós) (Ancient Greek), لَا قِيمَةَ لَهُ (lā qīmata lahu) (Arabic), حَقِير (ḥaqīr) (Arabic), həqir (Azerbaijani), dəyərsiz (Azerbaijani), непотребен (nepotreben) (Bulgarian), без стойност (bez stojnost) (Bulgarian), inútil (Catalan), ھیچوپوچ (hîçupuç) (Central Kurdish), 沒價值 (Chinese Mandarin), 没价值 (méijiàzhí) (Chinese Mandarin), 不值錢 (Chinese Mandarin), 不值钱 (bùzhíqián) (Chinese Mandarin), 無用 (Chinese Mandarin), 无用 (wúyòng) (Chinese Mandarin), bezcenný (Czech), tarvelig (Danish), ubrugelig (Danish), værdiløs (Danish), waardeloos (Dutch), senvalora (Esperanto), aĉa (Esperanto), senutila (Esperanto), väärtusetu (Estonian), arvoton (Finnish), hyödytön (Finnish), turha (Finnish), misérable (French), ne vaut rien (French), nul (French), sans valeur (French), უსარგებლო (usargeblo) (Georgian), უვარგისი (uvargisi) (Georgian), გამოუსადეგარი (gamousadegari) (Georgian), უფასური (upasuri) (Georgian), wertlos (German), nutzlos (German), nichtsnutzig (German), ανάξιος (anáxios) (Greek), άχρηστος (áchristos) (Greek), τιποτένιος (tipoténios) (Greek), marasa amfani (Hausa), חסר ערך (ḥɑsɑr ereḥ) (english: without value) (Hebrew), חסר תועלת (ḥɑsɑr toʿelet) (english: without use) (Hebrew), עלוב (ʿɑluv) (Hebrew), असार (asār) (Hindi), बेकार (bekār) (Hindi), értéktelen (Hungarian), senvalora (Ido), abaghi uru (Igbo), sin valor (Interlingua), galair (Irish), inutile (Italian), insignificante (Italian), senza valore (Italian), 詰まらない (tsumaranai) (alt: つまらない) (Japanese), 無価値な (mukachi na) (Japanese), 軽賎な (keisen na) (Japanese), бағаламадың (bağalamadyñ) (Kazakh), құндылығы жоқ (qūndylyğy joq) (Kazakh), 가치없는 (gachieomneun) (Korean), 보잘것없는 (bojalgeodeomneun) (Korean), inūtilis (Latin), nēquam (Latin), bevertis (Lithuanian), wäertlos (Luxembourgish), беско́рисен (beskórisen) (Macedonian), бе́звреден (bézvreden) (Macedonian), hakihakiā (Maori), taitāhae (Maori), verdiløs (Norwegian Bokmål), verdilaus (Norwegian Bokmål), ubrukelig (Norwegian Bokmål), verdilaus (Norwegian Nynorsk), verdlaus (Norwegian Nynorsk), دكرسز (değersiz) (Ottoman Turkish), بې کاره (be kâra) (Pashto), bezwartościowy (Polish), sem valor (Portuguese), inútil (Portuguese), ничего́ не сто́я́щий (ničevó ne stójáščij) (Russian), бесполе́зный (bespoléznyj) (Russian), никчёмный (nikčómnyj) (Russian), никуды́шный (nikudýšnyj) (Russian), असार (asāra) (Sanskrit), guidless (Scots), бе̏звриједан [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), bȅzvrijedan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), sin valor (Spanish), inútil (Spanish), intrascendente (Spanish), teu aya hargana (Sundanese), värdelös (Swedish), walang kwenta (Tagalog), విలువ లేని (viluva lēni) (Telugu), కొరగాని (koragāni) (Telugu), değersiz (Turkish), kıymetsiz (Turkish), naçiz (Turkish), qiymatsiz (Uzbek), vô giá trị (alt: 無價值) (Vietnamese), אָן אַ ווערט (on a vert) (Yiddish), ווערטלאָז (vertloz) (Yiddish), aláìníláárí (Yoruba)
    Sense id: en-worthless-en-adj-Itxe8wI1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Vietnamese terms with redundant script codes Synonyms: inconsequential, miserable, priceless [obsolete], useless, valueless, worthless, worthlesse [obsolete], worthless, valueless, wutless, good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, not worth a damn, not worth a dime, not worth a plug nickel, not worth a brass farthing, not worth a cent, not worth a cress, not worth a curse, not worth a Continental, not worth a farthing, not worth a nickel, not worth a penny, not worth salt, not worth a whistle, of no value, worth nothing Related terms: low-value, almost worthless, nearly worthless, next to worthless, near-worthless, of little value, of very little value, of low value, useless, unhelpful, cheap, a dime a dozen, ten a penny, low-grade, low-quality, junk, junky, unnecessary, futile, pointless, meaningless, insignificant, unusable, unprofitable, barren, not worth the paper it is printed on, better than nothing, worth, value, price, use, utility, benefit, profit, quality, excellence, trash, trifle, worthless person, that and a nickel will buy you a cup of coffee, Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class V § 812b. Worthlessness

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
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          "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
          "word": "not worth salt"
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          "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
          "word": "not worth a whistle"
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        {
          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "waardeloos"
        },
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "lā qīmata lahu",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "لَا قِيمَةَ لَهُ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ḥaqīr",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "حَقِير"
        },
        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "həqir"
        },
        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "dəyərsiz"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "nepotreben",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "непотребен"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "bez stojnost",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "без стойност"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "inútil"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "沒價值"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "méijiàzhí",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "没价值"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "不值錢"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "bùzhíqián",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "不值钱"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "無用"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "wúyòng",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "无用"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "bezcenný"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "tarvelig"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "ubrugelig"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "værdiløs"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "waardeloos"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "senvalora"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "aĉa"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "senutila"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "väärtusetu"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "arvoton"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "hyödytön"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "turha"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "misérable"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "ne vaut rien"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "nul"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "sans valeur"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "usargeblo",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "უსარგებლო"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "uvargisi",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "უვარგისი"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gamousadegari",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "გამოუსადეგარი"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "upasuri",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "უფასური"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "wertlos"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "nutzlos"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "nichtsnutzig"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "anáxios",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "ανάξιος"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "áchristos",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "άχρηστος"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "tipoténios",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "τιποτένιος"
        },
        {
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "mátaios",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "μάταιος"
        },
        {
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "outidanós",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "οὐτιδανός"
        },
        {
          "code": "ha",
          "lang": "Hausa",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "marasa amfani"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "english": "without value",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "ḥɑsɑr ereḥ",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "חסר ערך"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "english": "without use",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "ḥɑsɑr toʿelet",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "חסר תועלת"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "ʿɑluv",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "עלוב"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "asār",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "असार"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "bekār",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "बेकार"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "értéktelen"
        },
        {
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "senvalora"
        },
        {
          "code": "ig",
          "lang": "Igbo",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "abaghi uru"
        },
        {
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "sin valor"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "galair"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "inutile"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "insignificante"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "senza valore"
        },
        {
          "alt": "つまらない",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tsumaranai",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "詰まらない"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "mukachi na",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "無価値な"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "keisen na",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "軽賎な"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "bağalamadyñ",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "бағаламадың"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "qūndylyğy joq",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "құндылығы жоқ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gachieomneun",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "가치없는"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "bojalgeodeomneun",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "보잘것없는"
        },
        {
          "code": "ckb",
          "lang": "Central Kurdish",
          "roman": "hîçupuç",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "ھیچوپوچ"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "inūtilis"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "nēquam"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "bevertis"
        },
        {
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "wäertlos"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "beskórisen",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "беско́рисен"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "bézvreden",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "бе́звреден"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "hakihakiā"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "taitāhae"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "verdiløs"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "verdilaus"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "ubrukelig"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "verdilaus"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "verdlaus"
        },
        {
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "değersiz",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "دكرسز"
        },
        {
          "code": "ps",
          "lang": "Pashto",
          "roman": "be kâra",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "بې کاره"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "bezwartościowy"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "sem valor"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "inútil"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ničevó ne stójáščij",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "ничего́ не сто́я́щий"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "bespoléznyj",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "бесполе́зный"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nikčómnyj",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "никчёмный"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nikudýšnyj",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "никуды́шный"
        },
        {
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "asāra",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "असार"
        },
        {
          "code": "sco",
          "lang": "Scots",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "guidless"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "бе̏звриједан"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "bȅzvrijedan"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "sin valor"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "inútil"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "intrascendente"
        },
        {
          "code": "su",
          "lang": "Sundanese",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "teu aya hargana"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "värdelös"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "walang kwenta"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "viluva lēni",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "విలువ లేని"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "koragāni",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "కొరగాని"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "değersiz"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "kıymetsiz"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "naçiz"
        },
        {
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "qiymatsiz"
        },
        {
          "alt": "無價值",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "vô giá trị"
        },
        {
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "on a vert",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "אָן אַ ווערט"
        },
        {
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "vertloz",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "ווערטלאָז"
        },
        {
          "code": "yo",
          "lang": "Yoruba",
          "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
          "word": "aláìníláárí"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɝθləs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɜːθləs/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/En-us-worthless.ogg",
      "tags": [
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      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "worthless"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "valuable"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "precious"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "invaluable"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "priceless"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "worthlessly"
    },
    {
      "word": "worthlessness"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "*worthles"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English *worthles",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "weorþlēas",
        "t": "worthless"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English weorþlēas (“worthless”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "worth",
        "3": "less"
      },
      "expansion": "worth + -less",
      "name": "suffix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "waardeloos",
        "3": "",
        "4": "worthless"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch waardeloos (“worthless”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "wertlos",
        "3": "",
        "4": "worthless"
      },
      "expansion": "German wertlos (“worthless”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "värdelös",
        "3": "",
        "4": "worthless"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish värdelös (“worthless”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English *worthles, from Old English weorþlēas (“worthless”), equivalent to worth + -less. Cognate with Dutch waardeloos (“worthless”), German wertlos (“worthless”), Swedish värdelös (“worthless”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more worthless",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "worthlesser",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most worthless",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "worthlessest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "more",
        "2": "er"
      },
      "expansion": "worthless (comparative more worthless or worthlesser, superlative most worthless or worthlessest)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "low-value"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "almost worthless"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "nearly worthless"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "next to worthless"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "near-worthless"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "of little value"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "of very little value"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "of low value"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "useless"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "unhelpful"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "cheap"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "a dime a dozen"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "ten a penny"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "low-grade"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "low-quality"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "junk"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "junky"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "unnecessary"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "futile"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "pointless"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "meaningless"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "insignificant"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "unusable"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "unprofitable"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "barren"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "not worth the paper it is printed on"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "better than nothing"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "worth"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "value"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "price"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "use"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "utility"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "benefit"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "profit"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "quality"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "excellence"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "trash"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "trifle"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "worthless person"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "that and a nickel will buy you a cup of coffee"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class V § 812b. Worthlessness"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "precious"
        },
        {
          "word": "useful"
        },
        {
          "word": "valuable"
        },
        {
          "word": "worthful"
        },
        {
          "word": "worthy"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English 2-syllable words",
        "English adjectives",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms derived from Middle English",
        "English terms derived from Old English",
        "English terms inherited from Middle English",
        "English terms inherited from Old English",
        "English terms suffixed with -less",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "Vietnamese terms with redundant script codes"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Don’t be a worthless slouch! Go get yourself a job.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Lies are as important as truth, for without lies, the truth is worthless.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "The committee’s decision is worthless and not going to be acted upon.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Having no worth or use; without value."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Having",
          "have#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "worth",
          "worth#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "use",
          "use#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "value",
          "value#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "inconsequential"
        },
        {
          "word": "miserable"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "priceless"
        },
        {
          "word": "useless"
        },
        {
          "word": "valueless"
        },
        {
          "word": "worthless"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɝθləs/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɜːθləs/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-worthless.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/52/En-us-worthless.ogg/En-us-worthless.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/En-us-worthless.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "worthlesse"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "worthless"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "valueless"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "wutless"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "good-for-naught"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "good-for-nothing"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "not worth a damn"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "not worth a dime"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "not worth a plug nickel"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "not worth a brass farthing"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "not worth a cent"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "not worth a cress"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "not worth a curse"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "not worth a Continental"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "not worth a farthing"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "not worth a nickel"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "not worth a penny"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "not worth salt"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "not worth a whistle"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "of no value"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:worthless",
      "word": "worth nothing"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "waardeloos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "lā qīmata lahu",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "لَا قِيمَةَ لَهُ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḥaqīr",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "حَقِير"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "həqir"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "dəyərsiz"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nepotreben",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "непотребен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bez stojnost",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "без стойност"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "inútil"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "沒價值"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "méijiàzhí",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "没价值"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "不值錢"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bùzhíqián",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "不值钱"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "無用"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wúyòng",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "无用"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "bezcenný"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "tarvelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "ubrugelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "værdiløs"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "waardeloos"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "senvalora"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "aĉa"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "senutila"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "väärtusetu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "arvoton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "hyödytön"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "turha"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "misérable"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "ne vaut rien"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "nul"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "sans valeur"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "usargeblo",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "უსარგებლო"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "uvargisi",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "უვარგისი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gamousadegari",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "გამოუსადეგარი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "upasuri",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "უფასური"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "wertlos"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "nutzlos"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "nichtsnutzig"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "anáxios",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "ανάξιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "áchristos",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "άχρηστος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "tipoténios",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "τιποτένιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "mátaios",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "μάταιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "outidanós",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "οὐτιδανός"
    },
    {
      "code": "ha",
      "lang": "Hausa",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "marasa amfani"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "english": "without value",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ḥɑsɑr ereḥ",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "חסר ערך"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "english": "without use",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ḥɑsɑr toʿelet",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "חסר תועלת"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ʿɑluv",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "עלוב"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "asār",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "असार"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "bekār",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "बेकार"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "értéktelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "senvalora"
    },
    {
      "code": "ig",
      "lang": "Igbo",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "abaghi uru"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "sin valor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "galair"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "inutile"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "insignificante"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "senza valore"
    },
    {
      "alt": "つまらない",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tsumaranai",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "詰まらない"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mukachi na",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "無価値な"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "keisen na",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "軽賎な"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "bağalamadyñ",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "бағаламадың"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "qūndylyğy joq",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "құндылығы жоқ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gachieomneun",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "가치없는"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bojalgeodeomneun",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "보잘것없는"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "hîçupuç",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "ھیچوپوچ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "inūtilis"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "nēquam"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "bevertis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "wäertlos"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "beskórisen",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "беско́рисен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "bézvreden",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "бе́звреден"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "hakihakiā"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "taitāhae"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "verdiløs"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "verdilaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "ubrukelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "verdilaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "verdlaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "değersiz",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "دكرسز"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "be kâra",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "بې کاره"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "bezwartościowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "sem valor"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "inútil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ničevó ne stójáščij",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "ничего́ не сто́я́щий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bespoléznyj",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "бесполе́зный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nikčómnyj",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "никчёмный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nikudýšnyj",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "никуды́шный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "asāra",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "असार"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "guidless"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "бе̏звриједан"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "bȅzvrijedan"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "sin valor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "inútil"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "intrascendente"
    },
    {
      "code": "su",
      "lang": "Sundanese",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "teu aya hargana"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "värdelös"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "walang kwenta"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "viluva lēni",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "విలువ లేని"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "koragāni",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "కొరగాని"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "değersiz"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "kıymetsiz"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "naçiz"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "qiymatsiz"
    },
    {
      "alt": "無價值",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "vô giá trị"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "on a vert",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "אָן אַ ווערט"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "vertloz",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "ווערטלאָז"
    },
    {
      "code": "yo",
      "lang": "Yoruba",
      "sense": "not having worth and use; without value — see also inconsequential",
      "word": "aláìníláárí"
    }
  ],
  "word": "worthless"
}
{
  "called_from": "page/2386",
  "msg": "inconsistent language codes no vs nb in translation item: 't' {1: 'nb', 2: 'ubrukelig'}",
  "path": [
    "worthless",
    "t"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "worthless",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": Germanism vs. vertloz",
  "path": [
    "worthless"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "worthless",
  "trace": ""
}

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