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mean·ing·less

 (mē′nĭng-lĭs)
adj.
Having no meaning or significance.
mean′ing·less·ly adv.
mean′ing·less·ness n.
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meaningless

(ˈmiːnɪŋlɪs)
adj
futile or empty of meaning
ˈmeaninglessly adv
ˈmeaninglessness n
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mean•ing•less

(ˈmi nɪŋ lɪs)

adj.
lacking meaning; purposeless.
[1790–1800]
mean′ing•less•ly, adv.
mean′ing•less•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.meaningless - having no meaning or direction or purpose; "a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life"; "a verbose but meaningless explanation"
nonmeaningful
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"
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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
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

meaningless

adjective
Lacking rational direction or purpose:
mindless, pointless, purposeless, senseless.
Idiom: without rhyme or reason.
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Translations
بِدون مَعْنى، لا مَعْنى له
nesmyslný
meningsløs
merkingarlaus
nesmiseln

meaningless

[ˈmiːnɪŋlɪs] ADJ (gen) → sin sentido
in this situation it is meaningless → en esta situación no tiene sentido
to write "xybj" is meaningless → escribir "xybj" carece de sentido
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

meaningless

[ˈmiːnɪŋləs] adj
(= statement, phrase) → dénué(e) de sens
(= without value) [life, gesture] → dénué(e) de sens
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

meaningless

adj
(semantically) word, symbol etc → ohne Bedeutung, bedeutungslos
→ sinnlos; my life is meaningless → mein Leben hat keinen Sinn
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

meaningless

[ˈmiːnɪŋlɪs] adj → senza senso
your remarks are quite meaningless → i tuoi commenti non vogliono dire niente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

mean3

(miːn) – past tense, past participle meant (ment) – verb
1. to (intend to) express, show or indicate. `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?
2. to intend. I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.
ˈmeaning noun
the sense in which a statement, action, word etc is (intended to be) understood. What is the meaning of this phrase?; What is the meaning of his behaviour?
adjective
(of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message. The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.
ˈmeaningful adjective
(often used loosely) important in some way. a meaningful statement/relationship.
ˈmeaningless adjective
without meaning or reason; of no importance. meaningless chatter.
be meant to
to be required or supposed; to have to. The child is meant to be asleep!
mean well
to have good intentions. He meant well by what he said.
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