- pointlessness
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New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pointlessness
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pointlessness — index immateriality Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pointlessness — noun The lack of meaning, purpose, or ideas; the characteristic or condition of being pointless. The pointlessness of the discussion only compounded her boredom … Wiktionary
pointlessness — pointless ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having little or no sense or purpose. DERIVATIVES pointlessly adverb pointlessness noun … English terms dictionary
pointlessness — See pointlessly. * * * … Universalium
pointlessness — Synonyms and related words: absurdity, aimlessness, aridity, barrenness, bloodlessness, bootlessness, characterlessness, colorlessness, deadness, dismalness, dragginess, dreariness, dryness, dullness, dustiness, effeteness, emptiness, etiolation … Moby Thesaurus
pointlessness — pɔɪntlɪsnɪs n. uselessness, futility, state of being ineffective … English contemporary dictionary
pointlessness — point·less·ness … English syllables
pointlessness — noun total lack of meaning or ideas • Syn: ↑inanity, ↑senselessness, ↑mindlessness, ↑vacuity • Derivationally related forms: ↑pointless, ↑vacuous (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
futility — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. uselessness, ineffectiveness, fruitlessness, falseness, hollowness, triviality, frivolity, idleness, vanity, emptiness, hopelessness, worthlessness, labor in vain, lost trouble, unprofitableness, purposelessness,… … English dictionary for students
pointless — [[t]pɔ͟ɪntləs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ (disapproval) If you say that something is pointless, you are criticizing it because it has no sense or purpose. Violence is always pointless... Without an audience the performance is pointless.… … English dictionary
