adjective
worthless, valueless
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Wertlos: an adjective meaning 'worthless' or 'valueless', used to describe objects or abstract things with no value. It is gradable (wertloser, am wertlosesten) and typically used attributively or predicatively. Antonym: wertvoll. Not a participle; no specific preposition or reflexivity. usage.
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Ohne die notwendigen Papiere war das Zertifikat praktisch wertlos.
Without the necessary papers, the certificate was practically valueless.
Die alten Karten wurden als wertlos betrachtet, weil sie stark beschädigt waren.
The old maps were considered worthless because they were heavily damaged.
Das alte Spielzeug ist jetzt völlig wertlos.
The old toy is now completely worthless.
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Imagine an empty piggy bank stamped with 'wertlos'.
wertlos ≈ 'worth-less' in English, literally 'without worth'.
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Wertlos describes lack of monetary or practical value. It is the antonym of 'wertvoll'.