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Meanings of uselessness in inglés

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The quality of having no practical use.

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      Usage of uselessness in inglés
      1
      Gibson had a sudden sense of the uselessness of his fire power.
      Ancient shores
      2
      We were right about the uselessness of our going to the hospital.
      Bones Are Forever
      3
      But he realised the uselessness of it all, and abandoned the impulse.
      The Man in the Twilight
      4
      Seeing the uselessness of their efforts the Dahomans gradually slackened their fire.
      By Sheer Pluck: A Tale of the Ashanti War
      5
      And slowly the uselessness, the hopelessness of his being there overcame her.
      The Glimpses of the Moon
      6
      She felt the uselessness of her protest, the ungraciousness of her demeanour.
      December Love
      7
      One clergyman with whom I remonstrated on the uselessness of giving 1s.
      Friendly Visiting among the Poor: A Handbook for Charity Workers
      8
      By this time they are aware of the uselessness of their cannonade.
      Ten Great Events in History
      9
      One short hour sufficed to prove the utter uselessness of our efforts.
      Sketches New and Old
      10
      West felt the utter uselessness of an attempt to appeal to either.
      The Case and the Girl
      11
      Perhaps Bob realized the uselessness, the danger of retaining such an attitude.
      The Forfeit
      12
      He is the life of it, and I am doomed to uselessness.'
      The Tragic Comedians: A Study in a Well-known Story — Volume 3
      13
      In plain language, apathy, inaction, idleness, uselessness, is the road to degeneration.
      Self-Development and the Way to Power
      14
      Pierette has already made our views clear on the uselessness of your triumvirate.
      Crimson Death
      15
      He had seen the uselessness of remonstrance against the intentions of the king.
      Holland: The History of the Netherlands
      16
      You and I have a lot in common, not least our shared uselessness.
      Radio NZ
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      Uselessness through the time
      Uselessness across language varieties
      United Kingdom
      Common
      United States of America
      Less common