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meaningless

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mean·ing·less  (mnng-ls)
adj.
Having no meaning or significance.

meaning·less·ly adv.
meaning·less·ness n.

meaningless [ˈmiːnɪŋlɪs]
adj
futile or empty of meaning
meaninglessly  adv
meaninglessness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.meaningless - having no meaning or direction or purpose; "a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life"; "a verbose but meaningless explanation"
unimportant - not important; "a relatively unimportant feature of the system"; "the question seems unimportant"
purposeless - not evidencing any purpose or goal
unimportant, insignificant - devoid of importance, meaning, or force
meaningful - having a meaning or purpose; "a meaningful explanation"; "a meaningful discussion"; "a meaningful pause"

meaningless
adjective
1. nonsensical, senseless, inconsequential, inane, insubstantial, wanky (taboo slang) I consider algebra meaningless nonsense.
nonsensical useful, valuable, worthwhile, consequential
2. pointless, empty, useless, hollow, vain, trivial, worthless, futile, trifling, insignificant, aimless, valueless, purposeless, nugatory They seek strong sensations to dull their sense of a meaningless existence.
pointless deep, significant, meaningful, purposeful
Translations
meaningless [ˈmiːnɪŋlɪs] ADJ (gen) → sin sentido
in this situation it is meaninglessen esta situación no tiene sentido
to write "xybj" is meaninglessescribir "xybj" carece de sentido
meaningless [ˈmiːnɪŋləs] adj
(= statement, phrase) → dénué(e) de sens
(= without value) [life, gesture] → dénué(e) de sens
meaningless
adj
(semantically) word, symbol etcohne Bedeutung, bedeutungslos
sinnlos; my life is meaninglessmein Leben hat keinen Sinn
meaningless [ˈmiːnɪŋlɪs] adjsenza senso
your remarks are quite meaningless → i tuoi commenti non vogliono dire niente
meaningless [ˈmiːnɪŋlɪs] adjsenza senso
your remarks are quite meaningless → i tuoi commenti non vogliono dire niente


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For this decline political confusion is the chief cause; first, in the renewal of the Hundred Years' War, with its sordid effort to deprive another nation of its liberty, and then in the brutal and meaningless War of the Roses, a mere cut-throat civil butchery of rival factions with no real principle at stake.
I answered his greeting with a meaningless mumble and went on over the bridge.
, they talk of the blessedness of labour, and it is a meaningless phrase, but to me it has the most intense significance.
 
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