English search results for: useless

#1

adjective

Definitions:

  1. in vain
  2. ineffective, useless
  3. invalid, void, of no effect
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Frequent, top 2000+ words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#2

adjective

Definitions:

  1. harmful, helpless
  2. useless, unprofitable, inexpedient, disadvantageous
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Frequent, top 2000+ words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#3

adjective

Definitions:

  1. cowardly, faint-hearted
  2. ignoble, mean
  3. lazy/idle/sluggish
  4. spiritless
  5. useless
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Frequent, top 2000+ words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#4

adjective

Definitions:

  1. bad/vile
  2. naughty/roguish
  3. wicked/licentious/depraved
  4. worthless/useless
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Frequent, top 2000+ words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#5

adjective

Definitions:

  1. hollow/empty/devoid of, lacking
  2. useless/fruitless/vain
  3. [in cassum => in vain]
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Frequent, top 2000+ words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#6

adjective

Definitions:

  1. useless, ineffectual, unavailing, achieving nothing
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#7

noun

  • declension: 3rd declension
  • gender: neuter

Definitions:

  1. follies, useless things
  2. house of ill repute
  3. huts (pl.) of African nomads
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
  • Source: Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)
#8

adjective

Definitions:

  1. (nequam)
  2. more useless/worthless
  3. more wicked/licentious/depraved/vile
  4. worse
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#9

noun

  • declension: 2nd declension
  • gender: neuter

Definitions:

  1. riddle (L+S)
  2. sieve
  3. [in ~ gerere => carry in a sieve/perform useless task]
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#10

adjective

Definitions:

  1. in vain
  2. ineffective, useless, invalid
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#11

noun

  • declension: 2nd declension
  • gender: neuter

Definitions:

  1. tasteless/worthless/useless stuff, trash
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#12

adjective

Definitions:

  1. cowardly, faint-hearted
  2. ignoble, mean
  3. lazy/idle/sluggish
  4. spiritless
  5. useless
  • Age: Early Latin, pre-classical, used for effect/poetry
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#13

adjective

Definitions:

  1. tasteless, insipid
  2. worthless, useless
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#14

adjective

Definitions:

  1. useless
  2. wasted
  3. worthless
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
  • Source: Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)