Associations to the word «Useless»

Wiktionary

USELESS, adjective. Without use or possibility to be used.
USELESS, adjective. Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action).
USELESS, adjective. (pejorative) (of a person) good-for-nothing; not dependable.
USELESS, adjective. (colloquial) (of a person) unable to do well at a particular task or thing. Useless is mildly insulting.

Dictionary definition

USELESS, adjective. Having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully; "a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.