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Uselessness

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n. the quality of being useless

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The state or character of being useless; unserviceableness; unfitness for any valuable purpose or for the purpose intended.

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n. the quality of having no practical use

Word Usage

"For all its protestations of a global reach and its prating about the ascendancy of "soft power", when the chips are down, its utter uselessness is so evident that even that does not warrant comment."

Antonym

utility

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

quality

Hyponym

worthlessness impracticableness impracticality futility impracticability

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

inutility

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

futility hopelessness insignificance impotence inefficiency helplessness ridiculousness worthlessness inanity impossibility