Meaningless

  • 11meaningless — adjective 1 something that is meaningless has no purpose or importance and does not seem worth doing or having; futile: a meaningless existence 2 not having a meaning that you can understand or explain: To me the marks on the page were just… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12meaningless — meaninglessly, adv. meaninglessness, n. /mee ning lis/, adj. without meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeless; insignificant: a meaningless reply; a meaningless existence. [1790 1800; MEANING + LESS] * * * …

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  • 13meaningless — adjective a) Lacking meaning The word gugugu is meaningless in English. b) insignificant. All our efforts were ultimately meaningless. Ant: meaningful, significant …

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  • 14meaningless — mean|ing|less [ minıŋləs ] adjective * 1. ) without any clear purpose or importance: My life seems meaningless since Jim died. 2. ) without a clear meaning: The symbols are apparently meaningless. ╾ mean|ing|less|ness noun uncount …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15meaningless — adjective 1) a jumble of meaningless words Syn: unintelligible, incomprehensible, incoherent 2) she felt her life was meaningless Syn: futile, pointless, aimless, empty, hollow, blank, vain, purposeless …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 16meaningless */ — UK [ˈmiːnɪŋləs] / US [ˈmɪnɪŋləs] adjective 1) without any clear purpose or importance My life seems meaningless since Jim died. 2) without a clear meaning The symbols are apparently meaningless. Derived word: meaninglessness noun uncountable …

    English dictionary

  • 17meaningless — [ˈmiːnɪŋləs] adj 1) without any clear purpose or importance My life seems meaningless since Jim died.[/ex] 2) without a clear meaning a series of meaningless phrases[/ex] …

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  • 18Meaningless (album) — Meaningless Studio album by Jon Brion Released 2001 Recorded 2000 …

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  • 19meaningless saying — index platitude Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 20meaningless fillers — This is a term used to describe phrases such as um, er, I mean, you know, and like, which are inserted spontaneously as asides into conversation in order to fill pauses and maintain the flow of speech. Like is associated especially with the… …

    Modern English usage