άχρηστος — meaning in English

English meaning

• idle adj Not working, active, or in use.
• inept adjective Lacking skill; clumsy or incompetent at doing something.
• useless adjective Not able to be used; serving no practical purpose.
• worthless adj Having no value or use.

Senses

άχρηστος is used for these senses in English:

• idle Of no importance; useless; worthless; vain; trifling; thoughtless; silly.
• inept Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence.
• worthless Having no worth or use; without value.

idle — full definition

1. adj Not working, active, or in use.
2. adj Lazy or unwilling to work.
3. verb Of an engine, to run slowly while not driving anything, such as a car sitting still with the motor on.
4. verb To pass time doing nothing productive.

inept — full definition

1. adjective Lacking skill; clumsy or incompetent at doing something.
2. adjective Not suited to the situation; inappropriate.

Related Greek words