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[ val-yoo-lis ] / ˈvæl yu lɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR valueless ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivewithout worth or value; worthless: valueless stocks; a valueless promise. Origin of valuelessFirst recorded in 1555–65; value + -less OTHER WORDS FROM valuelessval·ue·less·ness, nounWords nearby valuelessvalued, value date, valued policy, value fund, value judgment, valueless, valuer, Valuer General, valuta, valval, valvar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for valuelessSecretary of State John Kerry called the group, “ugly, savage, inexplicable, nihilistic, valueless evil.” Don't Start a War Over a Hostage|Jacob Siegel|August 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST In an interview, Liang said, “Air should be the most valueless commodity, free to breathe for any vagrant or beggar.” The Chinese Can’t Catch Their Breath|Brendon Hong|May 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST Time and opportunity make men—and high talent in any profession or sphere of life is valueless unless called into action. Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848|Various But although my fortune is princely, I feel it would be valueless without your lovely daughter. An Old Sailor's Yarns|Nathaniel Ames
The physical strength in which he had trusted seemed to him at that instant a valueless and impotent thing. The Vanished Messenger|E. Phillips Oppenheim Though one may count his pearls by the score, the hoard may be valueless. Tropic Days|E. J. Banfield The fair gardens of Castellon, of Gandia, of Murviedro would be barren and valueless without these waters.
British Dictionary definitions for valueless
adjectivehaving or possessing no value; worthless Derived forms of valuelessvaluelessness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to valuelessgood-for-nothing, useless, no-good, unsalable |