worthlessness

UK: /ˈwɜːθlɪsnɪs/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

worth•less /ˈwɜrθlɪs/   adj. 

1. without worth;
   having no value:
   Those promises were worthless.

worth•less•ly, adv. 
worth•less•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

worth•less  (wûrth′lis), adj. 

1. without worth;
   of no use, importance, or value;
   good-for-nothing:
   a worthless person; a worthless contract.

• worth¹ + -less 1580–90

worth′less•ly, adv. 
worth′less•ness, n.