Uselessness

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being useless. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the quality of having no practical use wordnet

Synonyms

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bankruptcybootlessnesscounterproductivenesscounterproductivitydefeatdisrepair

Example

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"The best doctor is the one who knows about the uselessness of the majority of medicines."

Etymology

From useless + -ness.

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