Pointlessness: meaning, definitions and examples
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pointlessness
[ ˈpɔɪnt.ləs.nəs ]
feeling of
The state or quality of lacking meaning or purpose; futility.
Synonyms
futility, meaninglessness, purposelessness
Examples of usage
- It is hard to find a way out of this sense of pointlessness.
- The pointlessness of their actions became apparent to them after a while.
Translations
Translations of the word "pointlessness" in other languages:
🇵🇹 inutilidade
🇮🇳 निरर्थकता (nirarthakata)
🇩🇪 Sinnlosigkeit
🇮🇩 kesia-siaan
🇺🇦 безглуздість
🇵🇱 bezsensowność
🇯🇵 無意味 (muimi)
🇫🇷 inutilité
🇪🇸 inutilidad
🇹🇷 anlamsızlık
🇰🇷 무의미 (muimi)
🇸🇦 عديم الجدوى (ʿadīm al-jadwā)
🇨🇿 nesmyslnost
🇸🇰 nezmyselnosť
🇨🇳 无意义 (wú yìyì)
🇸🇮 nesmiselnost
🇮🇸 þýðingarleysi
🇰🇿 мағынасыздық (mağynasızdyq)
🇬🇪 უსარგებლობა (usargebloba)
🇦🇿 mənasızlıq
🇲🇽 inutilidad
Word origin
The word 'pointlessness' originated from the combination of 'point' and the suffix '-less', which indicates the absence of the quality of the base word. It first appeared in the English language in the early 19th century. The concept of pointlessness has been explored in various philosophical and literary works, highlighting the existential dilemma of finding meaning in a seemingly indifferent universe.
See also: counterpoint, midpoint, pinpoint, point, pointed, pointedly, pointer, pointers, pointillism, pointillize, pointing, pointless, pointlessly, points, unpointed.