wertlos
worthless
Etwas hat keinen Nutzen oder Bedeutung und ist für niemanden wichtig.
The German word "wertlos" is an adjective meaning "worthless" or "valueless". It is made up of the noun "Wert" (meaning "value" or "worth") and the suffix "-los", which means "without". So, "wertlos" literally means "without value".
Similar words:
- "nutzlos" (useless)
- "unbrauchbar" (unusable)
- "wertfrei" (value-free, neutral—not exactly worthless)
Difference:
- "wertlos" refers specifically to lacking value or worth.
- "nutzlos" emphasizes lack of usefulness or function.
- "unbrauchbar" indicates something cannot be used.
- "wertfrei" means neutral, without assigned value, not necessarily negative.
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Examples
Dieses Buch ist wertlos.adjective
This book is worthless.
Der Gegenstand erscheint leider wertlos.adjective
The object unfortunately appears worthless.
Dieses Stück ist leider wertlos.adjective
This piece is unfortunately worthless.
Dein Geschenk ist nicht wertlos für mich.adjective
Your gift is not worthless to me.
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