Valueless Meaning
/vˈæljuləs/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjHaving no value; worthless.
Sentence Examples
We deemed what belongs to us valueless.
After the currency collapse, people found their savings suddenly valueless.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The old map turned out to be ____ because it was just a cheap reproduction.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The old computer was considered ____ because it was too slow to run any of the modern software applications today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English value Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English valueless From value + -less.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The Petition Crown, which had previously been on view for several days and up to the hour of the sale, had disappeared and a comparatively valueless coin of a somewhat similar type occupied its numbered receptacle."
— 1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The old map turned out to be ____ because it was just a cheap reproduction.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The old computer was considered ____ because it was too slow to run any of the modern software applications today.