useless
adjective
of no use; not serving the purpose or any purpose; unavailing or futile.
uselessness
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a word derived from
useless.
Example Sentences
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Remembering that the naked nuns are not cloistered because of some vocational dedication to Christ but because of their troublesome uselessness to the patriarchal order, they become that much more sympathetic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Olsen, like McClure, remains adamant today about what he considers the tax program’s uselessness.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Sankey said he talked backstage about the uselessness of neckties during media days in Atlanta a year ago.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 17, 2023
Expounding a personal philosophy of honor and its uselessness in “L’onore! Ladri!”
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
Alone, also, to detect a feeling of uselessness that began to plague my mother.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
