meaningless

meaningless
adjective Date: 1797 1. having no meaning; especially lacking any significance 2. having no assigned function in a language system • meaninglessly adverbmeaninglessness noun

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  • meaningless — mean|ing|less [ˈmi:nıŋləs] adj 1.) having no purpose or importance and therefore not worth doing or having ▪ He said a few meaningless words to his hostess and looked around the room. ▪ a repetitive and meaningless task… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • meaningless — 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

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