What does meaningless mean?

Definitions for meaningless
ˈmi nɪŋ lɪsmean·ing·less

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word meaningless.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. meaningless, nonmeaningfuladjective

    having no meaning or direction or purpose

    "a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life"; "a verbose but meaningless explanation"

Wiktionary

  1. meaninglessadjective

    Lacking meaning

    The word "gugugu" is meaningless in English.

  2. meaninglessadjective

    insignificant.

    All our efforts were ultimately meaningless.

ChatGPT

  1. meaningless

    Meaningless is a term used to describe something that lacks purpose, significance, value, or comprehensibility. It could refer to something that is devoid of importance or relevance, pointless or useless, or something that cannot be understood or interpreted.

Wikidata

  1. Meaningless

    Meaningless is singer-songwriter Jon Brion's 2001 debut solo album. Initially slated for release on Lava Records, the album was ultimately released independently by Brion on his own "Straight to Cut-Out" label, sold through his website and CD Baby.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of meaningless in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of meaningless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of meaningless in a Sentence

  1. Joel Patrick Warneke:

    At points of clarity, I realize that my life on earth is meaningless, and that I am merely a pawn in a bigger game. A game I cannot possible understand or have control of. Thankfully, before depression sets in, I drift back into my cloudy, bewildered daily routine.

  2. W. S. Maugham, Of Human Bondage:

    The secret to life is meaningless unless you discover it yourself.

  3. Matt McGrath:

    Tammy believes the mayor has been saying the right things, but now it's time to do the right things because without real change, words are meaningless.

  4. Lewis Mumford:

    Unable to create a meaningful life for itself, the personality takes its own revenge: from the lower depths comes a regressive form of spontaneity: raw animality forms a counterpoise to the meaningless stimuli and the vicarious life to which the ordinary man is conditioned. Getting spiritual nourishment from this chaos of events, sensations, and devious interpretations is the equivalent of trying to pick through a garbage pile for food.

  5. Denis Cheryshev:

    We tried. I think the whole team gave 100 percent. But it didn't happen. I think that penalties are a lottery. We're going home, to score four goals is good, but if the team doesn't go forward, it's meaningless.

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