valueless

/'vælvlis/

Thân thiện

The collector realized the old coin was valueless.

Definition

Adjective: - Having no value, worth, or usefulness: Describes something that is completely worthless, either in monetary terms or in terms of importance, quality, or utility.

Usage

The adjective "valueless" is used to describe objects, ideas, or actions that are considered to have no worth. It is a strong term indicating a complete absence of value. - It typically follows a linking verb like be, become, or seem. - It can be used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb).

Examples

• Attributive use (before a noun):
  • The archaeologists discovered a box of valueless trinkets.
• Predicative use (after a linking verb):
  • Without its signature, the document is valueless.
  • His advice proved valueless in the actual crisis.
  • The counterfeit banknotes were completely valueless.

Advanced Usage

• In economic or financial contexts: Used to describe assets, currency, or investments that have lost all monetary worth.
  • After the company collapsed, its shares became valueless.
• In abstract or qualitative contexts: Used to describe ideas, promises, or efforts that are futile or meaningless.
  • Without trust, his apologies are valueless.

Variants and Related Words

• Value (n/v): The worth, usefulness, or importance of something / To estimate the monetary worth of something.
• Valuable (adj): Having great worth, either financially or in terms of usefulness.
• Invaluable (adj): Extremely useful; so valuable that a value cannot be set. (Note: This is not a synonym for "valueless"; it means the opposite—priceless.)
• Worthless (adj): Having no real value or use. (This is a very close synonym to "valueless").

Synonyms

• Worthless
• Useless
• Pointless
• Futile
• Trivial (when referring to insignificance rather than monetary worth)

Antonyms

• Valuable
• Useful
• Precious
• Worthwhile
• Priceless/Invaluable

Related Phrases and Idioms

• "To render something valueless": To cause something to lose all its value.
  • The flood rendered their property records valueless.
• "Valueless in the eyes of": Considered to have no worth by a particular person or group.
  • These ancient traditions are valueless in the eyes of the modern corporation.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of no value