無価値(むかち)

Composed of 無(む) (without) + 価値(かち) (value). A na-adjective (and noun) meaning having no value at all. Its opposite is 有意義(ゆういぎ) (meaningful) or simply 価値(かち)がある (to have value).

Usage

• As a na-adjective: 無価値(むかち)な + noun (無価値(むかち)な物(もの))
• As a predicate: 無価値(むかち)だ / 無価値(むかち)に感(かん)じる

Common collocations

• 無価値(むかち)なもの: a worthless thing
• 無価値(むかち)だと感(かん)じる: to feel that something is worthless

Similar words

• 無意味(むいみ): meaningless; pointless — stresses lack of meaning or purpose, not lack of worth
• 価値(かち)がない: to have no value — a phrase with the same sense, more everyday in tone