Meaningless: meaning, definitions and examples

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meaningless

 

[ หˆmiหnษชล‹lษ™s ]

Context #1

feeling

Having no meaning or significance; lacking importance.

Synonyms

insignificant, pointless, trivial, unimportant

Examples of usage

  • It was a meaningless gesture.
  • The speech was full of meaningless platitudes.
  • Don't waste your time on meaningless activities.
Context #2

communication

Having no meaning or purpose; nonsensical.

Synonyms

absurd, illogical, incomprehensible, nonsensical

Examples of usage

  • She made a series of meaningless remarks.
  • The document was filled with meaningless jargon.

Translations

Translations of the word "meaningless" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น sem sentido

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคจเคฟเคฐเคฐเฅเคฅเค•

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช sinnlos

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ tidak berarti

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฑะตะทะณะปัƒะทะดะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ bezsensowny

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ็„กๆ„ๅ‘ณใช

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท insensรฉ

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ sin sentido

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท anlamsฤฑz

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ฌด์˜๋ฏธํ•œ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุจู„ุง ู…ุนู†ู‰

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ nesmyslnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ nezmyselnรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆ— ๆ„ไน‰็š„

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ nesmiseln

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ merkingarlaus

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะผะฐา“ั‹ะฝะฐัั‹ะท

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฃแƒแƒ–แƒ แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ mษ™nasฤฑz

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ sin sentido

Word origin

The word 'meaningless' originated from the combination of 'meaning' and the suffix '-less', which denotes the absence or lack of something. It first appeared in the English language in the early 18th century. The concept of 'meaningless' has been explored in various philosophical and literary works, reflecting on the nature of significance and purpose in human existence.

See also: demean, demeaning, mean, meanly, meanness, means, meant, meantime, meanwhile, meanwhilst.