functionless
1
5.0
- adjective
- /ˈfʌŋkʃənləs/
:
inútil
- They now offer copper enameling and functionless pieces of stained glass baked in electric ovens, though judging from the productions of her friends' grandchildren, the artistic standards have not improved.
Examples
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These fragile cells—David's leukemic cells—are functionless, unable to mature.
Fiction book (1996) -
Thus we might aim in practice (there being nothing in this which is unattainable) at an increase in capital until it ceases to be scarce, so that the functionless investor will no longer receive a bonus.
Blog text (10) -
The challenge, of course, is to maximize common interests and prevent conflicts from becoming functionless in the sense that all parties become worse off.
Academic text (1994) -
If binding sites for that TF light up the genome, we could say with confidence that almost all are functionless.
Blog text (32) -
They tell us, for those who care, that they lack higher brain functions, that the brainstem and cerebellum still function for the most part, but the cerebrum and cortex are almost functionless.
Fiction book (1995) -
I did, however, make some fake commercials in a flat style as a nostalgic nod to 50s commercials, but I never would have guessed it would lead to almost 20 years of stuff getting more and more flat and functionless.
Blog text (26) -
The broken toy was completely functionless and just gathered dust on the shelf.
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After the power outage, the once reliable machine became functionless and could not perform its tasks.
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In this project, the old software was deemed functionless and was replaced with a new version.
Synonyms
550
1.0
Not able to do the job it is made for
157
3.5
Not doing anything useful
4
5.3
Not done for any clear reason or useful result
3
4.4
Not working or broken
Not useful for everyday tasks
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Morphology
Etymology
Functionless is made from function meaning 'work' or 'use' and the ending -less meaning 'without'. So a functionless thing is literally 'without function', which is why we use it for things that do not work or have no purpose.