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uselessness

lack of utility; quality of being useless; state or condition of being useless
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uselessness

Summary

uselessness is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[1]

Key Facts

  • uselessness is a type of quality[2].
  • uselessness's said to be the same as is recorded as futility[3].
  • uselessness is the opposite of utility[4].

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Definition and Type

uselessness is a type of quality[2]. uselessness is the opposite of utility[4].

Why It Matters

uselessness is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[1]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9h ago · Samoasambia · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → futility
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 05157835-n
    Interlingual index id → i64048
    Wikidata description → lack of utility; quality of being useless; state or condition of being useless
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P460]]: [[Q19038828]], using [[User:Frettie/consistency check add.js]]"
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