worthless
English
/ˈwɝθləs/, /ˈwɜːθləs/
adj
Definitions
- Having no worth or use; without value; inconsequential.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English *worthles inherited from Old English weorþlēas (worthless) suffix from English worth (become, worthy, happen, turn into, honorable).
Origin
English
worth
Gloss
become, worthy, happen, turn into, honorable
Concept
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Cognates and derived terms
- beword English
- dearworth English
- farthingsworth English
- forworth English
- groatsworth English
- moneyworth English
- outworth English
- pennyworth English
- quidsworth English
- self-worth English
- shillingsworth English
- unworth English
- worship English
- worth English
- worthen English
- worthful English
- worthlessly English
- worthlessness English
- worthly English
- worthwhile English
- worthy English
- Wert German
- wertlos German
- waarde Dutch, Flemish
- waardeloos Dutch, Flemish
- värde Swedish
- värdelös Swedish
- weorþlēas Old English
- *worthles Middle English
- worth Middle English