valueless

American  

[val-yoo-lis] / ˈvæl yu lɪs /

adjective

1. without worth or value; worthless.

   valueless stocks; a valueless promise.

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valueless British  

/ ˈvæljʊlɪs /

adjective

1. having or possessing no value; worthless

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Other Word Forms

• valuelessness noun

Etymology

Origin of valueless

First recorded in 1555–65; value + -less

Example Sentences

No wonder we’re trying to ascribe value to a valueless act.

From Slate • Jul. 15, 2024

The thing I love about poetry is its uselessness, the way it is, with a few exceptions, superfluous to capital, difficult to commodify, gratuitous in its insistence on avowing that which has been marked valueless.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2023

The prosecution estimated the pigs were worth $42.20 each, but since they were likely suffering from infections, the company would likely have discarded them, which would have rendered them valueless, certain jurors said post-trial.

From National Geographic • Aug. 7, 2023

This is the only difference between these two worlds, and most TESCREALists would argue that the second world is utterly valueless.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2023

True, it was valueless stuff even to a clue-hungry detective.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote