uselessnessn.

Brit.

/ˈjuːsləsnəs/, U.S.

/ˈjusləsnəs/

Forms: see useless adj. and n. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: useless adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < useless adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier usefulness n.

The fact or quality of being useless; inefficiency, ineffectuality; futility, pointlessness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [noun]

unavailableness1548

inutility1598

disuse1628

disserviceableness1635

uselessness1641

improfitablenessa1643

unusefulness1694

good-for-nothingness1740

non-utility1775

unproductiveness1777

valuelessness1830

unprofiting1867

servicelessness1874

1641 W. Prynne Antipathie viii. 307 The uselesnesse, unprofitablenesse, and mischeivousnesse of Lordly Bishops, and their government in our Church.

1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iii. iv. 198 Another Peripatetick definition..which..betrays its Uselessness and Insignificancy.

1733–4 G. Berkeley in A. C. Fraser Life & Lett. G. Berkeley (1871) vi. 217 The impropriety and uselessness of..going to Cloyne.

a1768 T. Secker Serm. Several Subj. (1771) VI. 69 The Revelation of St. John is accused of Obscurity, and consequently of Uselessness.

1805 A. A. Opie Adeline Mowbray I. viii. 123 I agree with the savage nations in the total uselessness of clothing; still I condescend to wear clothes, though neither becoming nor useful, because I respect public opinion.

1845 G. P. R. James Arrah Neil I. v. 119 The uselessness of remonstrance or opposition.

1889 S. Langdon Appeal to Serpent i. 23 These vast monuments of laborious uselessness.

1935 ‘G. Orwell’ Clergyman's Daughter i. 34 She knew the complete uselessness of arguing with him any longer.

1952 Times 3 Oct. 7/6 Most of the weapons buried must have rusted into uselessness long ago.

2002 Irish News (Nexis) 16 Jan. 29 They proclaimed ‘I depend on me’ and declared the utter uselessness of boyfriends.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	uselessness
释义	uselessnessn. Brit. /ˈjuːsləsnəs/, U.S. /ˈjusləsnəs/ Forms: see useless adj. and n. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: useless adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < useless adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier usefulness n. The fact or quality of being useless; inefficiency, ineffectuality; futility, pointlessness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > [noun] unavailableness1548 inutility1598 disuse1628 disserviceableness1635 uselessness1641 improfitablenessa1643 unusefulness1694 good-for-nothingness1740 non-utility1775 unproductiveness1777 valuelessness1830 unprofiting1867 servicelessness1874 1641 W. Prynne Antipathie viii. 307 The uselesnesse, unprofitablenesse, and mischeivousnesse of Lordly Bishops, and their government in our Church. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iii. iv. 198 Another Peripatetick definition..which..betrays its Uselessness and Insignificancy. 1733–4 G. Berkeley in A. C. Fraser Life & Lett. G. Berkeley (1871) vi. 217 The impropriety and uselessness of..going to Cloyne. a1768 T. Secker Serm. Several Subj. (1771) VI. 69 The Revelation of St. John is accused of Obscurity, and consequently of Uselessness. 1805 A. A. Opie Adeline Mowbray I. viii. 123 I agree with the savage nations in the total uselessness of clothing; still I condescend to wear clothes, though neither becoming nor useful, because I respect public opinion. 1845 G. P. R. James Arrah Neil I. v. 119 The uselessness of remonstrance or opposition. 1889 S. Langdon Appeal to Serpent i. 23 These vast monuments of laborious uselessness. 1935 ‘G. Orwell’ Clergyman's Daughter i. 34 She knew the complete uselessness of arguing with him any longer. 1952 Times 3 Oct. 7/6 Most of the weapons buried must have rusted into uselessness long ago. 2002 Irish News (Nexis) 16 Jan. 29 They proclaimed ‘I depend on me’ and declared the utter uselessness of boyfriends. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1641
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