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PRONUNCIATION OF MERITLESS

meritless  [ˈmɛrɪtlɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MERITLESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Meritless is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MERITLESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of meritless in the English dictionary

The definition of meritless in the dictionary is worthless; not deserving of.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MERITLESS


bitless
ˈbɪtlɪs
dateless
ˈdeɪtlɪs
delightless
dɪˈlaɪtlɪs
flightless
ˈflaɪtlɪs
gateless
ˈɡeɪtlɪs
grateless
ˈɡreɪtlɪs
hateless
ˈheɪtlɪs
lightless
ˈlaɪtlɪs
mateless
ˈmeɪtlɪs
nightless
ˈnaɪtlɪs
pocketless
ˈpɒkɪtlɪs
poetless
ˈpəʊɪtlɪs
profitless
ˈprɒfɪtlɪs
respiteless
ˈrespaɪtlɪs
sightless
ˈsaɪtlɪs
spiritless
ˈspɪrɪtlɪs
sprightless
ˈspraɪtlɪs
stateless
ˈsteɪtlɪs
summitless
ˈsʌmɪtlɪs
witless
ˈwɪtlɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MERITLESS

merino
Merionethshire
merisis
merism
meristem
meristematic
meristic
meristically
merit
merit list
merit system
merited
meritocracies
meritocracy
meritocrat
meritocratic
meritorious
meritoriously
meritoriousness
merits

WORDS THAT END LIKE MERITLESS

bottomless
costless
countless
crustless
doubtless
effortless
fruitless
heartless
heatless
limitless
meatless
pointless
relentless
restless
shirtless
shitless
spotless
tactless
textless
ventless
weightless

Synonyms and antonyms of meritless in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «meritless» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MERITLESS

Find out the translation of meritless to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of meritless from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «meritless» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无价值
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

meritless
570 millions of speakers

English

meritless
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

meritless
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

meritless
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

meritless
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

meritless
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গুণহীন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sans fondement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Meritless
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

meritless
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

meritless
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

meritless
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Meritless
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

meritless
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

meritless
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुणवत्ताहीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

meritless
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

meritless
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

meritless
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

meritless
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

meritless
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

meritless
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

meritless
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

meritless
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

meritless
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of meritless

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MERITLESS»

The term «meritless» is regularly used and occupies the 89.537 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MERITLESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «meritless» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «meritless» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about meritless

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MERITLESS»

Discover the use of meritless in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to meritless and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Injunctive Relief: Temporary Restraining Orders and ...
In addition, counsel should consider the costs of possible sanctions if the appeal is found to be meritless. 1 . Judicial Caseloads According to the Federal Court Management Statistics for the period ending September 30, 2007, located at ...
Kirstin Stoll-DeBell, Nancy Dempsey, Bradford Dempsey, 2009
2
The Dimwit's Dictionary: More Than 5,000 Overused Words and ...
... inconsiderable; ineffective; ineffectual; infertile; insignificant; inutile; meaningless; meritless; nugatory; null; of no value; pointless; powerless; profitless; sterile; trifling; trivial; unavailing; unimportant; unproductive; unprofitable; unserviceable; ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2006
3
Uncreated Timeless Self of Radiant Emptiness - Onliness ...
Onliness Consciousness and Commentaries 111 Hexagram 31: Trans-egoic Meritless Self of Actlessness Pan-gnostic Antistential Actlessness This developmental-evolutionary co-constructed worldspace of Trans-egoic Meritless Actlessness ...
Martin Treon, 2009
4
Helping Employers Comply with the ADA: An Assessment of How ...
If accurate information on the ADA's requirements were readily available to potential claimants whose claims are meritless, as well as to their employers, the number of meritless lawsuits could be minimized; Similarly, if employers were well ...
Roy G. Moy, 2000
5
New Pleading in the Twenty-First Century: Slamming the ...
It enables the parties and the court to identify disputed issues early and to streamline the litigation going forward. The primary motivation for foreign fact pleading is not to screen meritless cases but rather to promote litigation efficiency for cases ...
Scott Dodson, 2013
6
Senate Reports
Under the amendment, no grant could be awarded to "an organization that the State determines, with the concurrence of the United States Attorney General, has repeatedly filed large numbers of meritless claims that challenge State death  ...
United States. Congress. Senate
7
Constitutional Rights of Prisoners
The PLRA discourages the filing of meritless lawsuits by prisoners. First, prisoners have trust fund accounts in their place of incarceration. They are required to file a trust fund account statement when they seek to file a claim or appeal as an ...
John W. Palmer, 2010
8
ABA Journal
Some reformers favor stiffer sanctions against lawyers for filing meritless suits, although there is controversy over what is "frivolous" or "meritless." Another avenue is to increase the financial risk to some plaintiffs who file what some see as too ...
9
Model Interrogatories
Sentry Life Ins. Co., supra, 76 Cal.App.4th 375: Reasonable lawyers can differ, some seeing as meritless suits which others believe have merit, and some seeing as 'totally and completely' without merit suits which others see as only marginally ...
Kevin R. Culhane, Shary Smith, Nancy Robinson, 1987
10
Qualifying and Attacking Expert Witnesses
Limited judicial resources are consumed weeding out meritless claims, costing the judiciary, costing other litigants whose suits are delayed, and ultimately costing the public, who pay for a judicial system that is supposed to move with some ...
Robert C. Clifford, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MERITLESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term meritless is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Jobs agency Gov. Scott Walker led dogged by allegations of shoddy …
... told the AP that it was in good standing with the state before acknowledging the litigation — said the agency's lawsuit against it is meritless. «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Judge halts depositions for Bill and Hillary Clinton
The Clinton lawyers contend Klayman has a history of filing meritless lawsuits and that he should not be allowed to demand evidence in ... «Politico, Jul 15»
3
Federal Court of Appeals finds for MERS, again
... of Appeals upheld that ruling, saying that the plaintiff's complaint was based on “meritless claims concerning note-splitting and securitization.”. «HousingWire, Jul 15»
4
Fee advancement considerations arise from recent Delaware and …
... to exclude indemnification related to meritless insider trading claims would violate the mandatory indemnification provisions of DGCL 145 (c). «Lexology, Jul 15»
5
Caesars Seeks to Broaden Support for Restructuring Deal
Caesars has said the suit is meritless; a U.S. District Court judge in Manhattan has allowed it to go forward. The new deal announced late ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
6
Uncertainty on Whether Cosby Revelations Could Hurt Him in Court
In court papers, a lawyer for Mr. Cosby had previously said that Ms. Huth's claim was “meritless” and “a shakedown.” A lawyer for another ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
7
Yelp Is Pushing a Law to Shield Its Reviewers From Defamation Suits
"Often it is the case that even if the claim is meritless, they can get the speech at issue withdrawn," he says. The Speak Free Act aims to curb ... «Mother Jones, Jul 15»
8
Randy Alcorn: There Is No Greater Freedom Than to Choose One's …
The religious argument against assisted suicide is particularly meritless because it is based on the notion of a deity whose existence can ... «Noozhawk, Jul 15»
9
Ex-Wrestlers, WWE Square Off Over Concussion Claims in Conn …
... to file additional strike lawsuits against WWE in multiple jurisdictions to vexatiously increase the cost of defending stale and meritless lawsuits ... «Connecticut Law Tribune, Jul 15»
10
Patent Infringement Cases Now Able to Get Legal Fees Reimbursed
A lawsuit Octane called “meritless”. ICON manufactures NordikTrack and other exercise equipment. Judge Montgomery found through the ... «JDJournal.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Meritless [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/meritless>. Apr 2024 ».
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