Definitions for meaninglessˈmi nɪŋ lɪs
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mean•ing•lessˈmi nɪŋ lɪs(adj.)
lacking meaning; purposeless.
Origin of meaningless:
1790–1800
mean′ing•less•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
meaningless, nonmeaningful(adj)
having no meaning or direction or purpose
"a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life"; "a verbose but meaningless explanation"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
meaningless(adjective)ˈmi nɪŋ lɪs
insignificant or unimportant
a meaningless task; a meaningless gesture
meaninglessˈmi nɪŋ lɪs
not having a clear meaning
a meaningless statement
Wiktionary
meaningless(Adjective)
Lacking meaning
The word "gugugu" is meaningless in English.
meaningless(Adjective)
insignificant.
All our efforts were ultimately meaningless.
Translations for meaningless
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- betekenisloseAfrikaans

- بِدون مَعْنى، لا مَعْنى لهArabic

- безсмисленBulgarian

- sem sentidoPortuguese (BR)

- nesmyslnýCzech

- bedeutungslosGerman

- meningsløsDanish

- άσκοπος, που δεν έχει νόημαGreek

- sin sentidoSpanish

- mõttetuEstonian

- بی معنیFarsi

- merkityksetönFinnish

- dénué de sensFrench

- חֲסַר מַשׁמָעוּתHebrew

- अर्थहीनHindi

- beznačajanCroatian

- értelmetlenHungarian

- tak berartiIndonesian

- merkingarlausIcelandic

- insignificante, senza sensoItalian

- 無意味なJapanese

- 무의미한Korean

- nereikšmingas, beprasmisLithuanian

- nenozīmīgsLatvian

- tanpa maksudMalay

- zinloosDutch

- meningsløs; intetsigende, betydningsløsNorwegian

- bez znaczeniaPolish

- بی معنیPersian

- بى معنىPashto

- sem sentidoPortuguese

- fără sensRomanian

- бессмысленныйRussian

- nezmyselnýSlovak

- nepomembenSlovenian

- beznačajanSerbian

- meningslös, betydelselösSwedish

- ซึ่งไร้ความหมายThai

- anlamsızTurkish

- 無意義的Chinese (Trad.)

- безглуздийUkrainian

- بے معنیUrdu

- vô nghĩaVietnamese

- 无意义的Chinese (Simp.)

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