worthlessnessn.

Brit.

/ˈwəːθləsnəs/, U.S.

/ˈwərθləsnəs/

Forms: see worthless adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: worthless adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < worthless adj. + -ness suffix.

The fact or quality of being worthless; lack of value or merit.In later use esp. in the context of self-worth.

ΘΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > worthlessness > [noun]

worthlessness1604

vileness1723

good-for-nothingness1740

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > worthlessness

ames-ace?a1300

noughtinessa1500

unworthness1587

worthlessness1604

vacuity1613

idlenessa1650

nothingness1652

unvaluableness1665

jackstraw1828

valuelessness1830

trashiness1857

dead-beatism1869

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > condition of being held in contempt > [noun] > state or quality of being contemptible

shendfulness?c1225

wretchdom?c1225

wretchedness1389

caitifhedea1400

vilitya1425

despectuousness1447

lousiness1530

scornfulness1535

meanness1556

contemptibleness1574

worthlessness1604

contemptibility1611

caitifness1649

despicableness1653

pitifulness1670

despisableness1673

paltriness1727

shabbiness1827

despicability1830

piggery1854

wormishness1925

shittiness1929

scuzziness1980

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [noun] > worthlessness

nought?a1425

nothing-worth1580

worthlessness1604

good-for-nothingness1740

scampishness1858

ne'er-do-wellism1891

1604 R. Dallington View of Fraunce sig. F3 That which giues both will and meanes to men of great Spirits, to conspire against their Princes..is the weakenesse and worthlessenesse of the Princes themselues.

1662 H. Stubbe Indian Nectar Pref. sig. A7^v No Man ought to entertain other despair, then what his own Worthlesness creates in him.

1703 J. Savage tr. Select Coll. Lett. Antients liv. 139 I am heartily glad that other Ladies besides me have discovered thy Worthlesness.

1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. lvii. 252 The meanness and intrinsic worthlessness of the object (supposing he could attain it) would fill him with shame..and disgust.

1816 J. Scott Paris Revisited x. 313 A cold cruelty of practice, quite equal to the worthlessness of her principles.

1852 G. Grote Hist. Greece IX. ii. lxxi. 247 He proclaimed that..he was ashamed of the worthlessness of his countrymen.

1884 R. W. Church Bacon v. 102 The many extravagant tributes paid..to high-handed worthlessness.

1936 Olean (N.Y.) Times-Herald 7 Apr. 12/5 We women..often stick to a good-for-naught long after his worthlessness has been proven again and again.

1968 Brit. Jrnl. Psychiatry 114 1300/2 People who score high on anxiety are characterized by a ‘lack of confidence, a sense of guilt and worthlessness,..and a general tenseness’.

1990 K. Frank Chainless Soul: Life E. Brontë ix. 183 Was it her own morose ruminations, that had brought home this vision of the fundamental worthlessness of all human effort and endeavour?

1991 W. Styron Darkness Visible i. 5 I had suffered more and more from a general feeling of worthlessness as the malady had progressed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	worthlessness
释义	worthlessnessn. Brit. /ˈwəːθləsnəs/, U.S. /ˈwərθləsnəs/ Forms: see worthless adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: worthless adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < worthless adj. + -ness suffix. The fact or quality of being worthless; lack of value or merit.In later use esp. in the context of self-worth. ΘΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > worthlessness > [noun] worthlessness1604 vileness1723 good-for-nothingness1740 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > worthlessness ames-ace?a1300 noughtinessa1500 unworthness1587 worthlessness1604 vacuity1613 idlenessa1650 nothingness1652 unvaluableness1665 jackstraw1828 valuelessness1830 trashiness1857 dead-beatism1869 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > condition of being held in contempt > [noun] > state or quality of being contemptible shendfulness?c1225 wretchdom?c1225 wretchedness1389 caitifhedea1400 vilitya1425 despectuousness1447 lousiness1530 scornfulness1535 meanness1556 contemptibleness1574 worthlessness1604 contemptibility1611 caitifness1649 despicableness1653 pitifulness1670 despisableness1673 paltriness1727 shabbiness1827 despicability1830 piggery1854 wormishness1925 shittiness1929 scuzziness1980 society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [noun] > worthlessness nought?a1425 nothing-worth1580 worthlessness1604 good-for-nothingness1740 scampishness1858 ne'er-do-wellism1891 1604 R. Dallington View of Fraunce sig. F3 That which giues both will and meanes to men of great Spirits, to conspire against their Princes..is the weakenesse and worthlessenesse of the Princes themselues. 1662 H. Stubbe Indian Nectar Pref. sig. A7^v No Man ought to entertain other despair, then what his own Worthlesness creates in him. 1703 J. Savage tr. Select Coll. Lett. Antients liv. 139 I am heartily glad that other Ladies besides me have discovered thy Worthlesness. 1771 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. lvii. 252 The meanness and intrinsic worthlessness of the object (supposing he could attain it) would fill him with shame..and disgust. 1816 J. Scott Paris Revisited x. 313 A cold cruelty of practice, quite equal to the worthlessness of her principles. 1852 G. Grote Hist. Greece IX. ii. lxxi. 247 He proclaimed that..he was ashamed of the worthlessness of his countrymen. 1884 R. W. Church Bacon v. 102 The many extravagant tributes paid..to high-handed worthlessness. 1936 Olean (N.Y.) Times-Herald 7 Apr. 12/5 We women..often stick to a good-for-naught long after his worthlessness has been proven again and again. 1968 Brit. Jrnl. Psychiatry 114 1300/2 People who score high on anxiety are characterized by a ‘lack of confidence, a sense of guilt and worthlessness,..and a general tenseness’. 1990 K. Frank Chainless Soul: Life E. Brontë ix. 183 Was it her own morose ruminations, that had brought home this vision of the fundamental worthlessness of all human effort and endeavour? 1991 W. Styron Darkness Visible i. 5 I had suffered more and more from a general feeling of worthlessness as the malady had progressed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1604
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