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adjective
Date: 1582
1. devoid of meaning ; senseless <a pointless remark> 2. devoid of effectiveness ; flat <pointless attempts to be funny> • pointlessly adverb • pointlessness noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pointless
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Pointless — Point less, a. Having no point; blunt; wanting keenness; obtuse; as, a pointless sword; a pointless remark. [1913 Webster] Syn: Blunt; obtuse, dull; stupid. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pointless — index immaterial, inapposite, insipid, null (insignificant), pedestrian, unavailing, unreasonable … Law dictionary
pointless — (adj.) early 14c., blunt, from POINT (Cf. point) (n.) + LESS (Cf. less). Meaning of no effect, to no purpose is from 1726. Related: Pointlessly; pointlessness … Etymology dictionary
pointless — [adj] ridiculous, senseless absurd, aimless, around in circles*, fruitless, futile, going nowhere*, impotent, inane, inconsequential, ineffective, ineffectual, insignificant, in vicious circle*, irrelevant, meaningless, needle in haystack*,… … New thesaurus
pointless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having little or no sense or purpose. DERIVATIVES pointlessly adverb pointlessness noun … English terms dictionary
pointless — [point′lis] adj. 1. without a point 2. without meaning, relevance, or force; senseless; inane pointlessly adv. pointlessness n … English World dictionary
pointless — adjective 1 without any purpose or meaning: a pointless waste of money | Life just seemed so pointless. 2 not likely to have any useful result: a pointless quarrel | it is pointless to do sth: I think it would be pointless to discuss this issue… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pointless — point|less [ˈpɔıntləs] adj worthless or not likely to have any useful result ▪ Life just seemed pointless to me. ▪ a pointless quarrel it is pointless doing sth ▪ It s pointless telling her to clean her room she ll never do it. it is pointless to … Dictionary of contemporary English
pointless — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ▪ consider sth, find sth, think sth ▪ She considered it pointless to plan in too much detail … Collocations dictionary
pointless — adj. pointless to + inf. (it s pointless to continue the discussion) * * * [ pɔɪntlɪs] pointless to + inf. (it s pointless to continue the discussion) … Combinatory dictionary
pointless — point|less [ pɔıntləs ] adjective lacking any purpose or use: These forms are just pointless paperwork. It s pointless just waiting here he s obviously not coming. It would be pointless to try and stop him. a. a pointless exercise a waste of time … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
