Word Frequency
pointless (ˈpɔɪntlɪs
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Definitions
adjective
- without a point
- without meaning, relevance, or force
- (sport) without a point scored
Derived Forms
ˈpointlessly adverbˈpointlessness noun
Synonyms
View thesaurus entry = senseless, meaningless, futile, fruitless, unproductive, stupid, silly, useless, absurd, irrelevant, in vain, worthless, ineffectual, unprofitable, nonsensical, aimless, inane, unavailing, without rhyme or reason,
Translations for 'pointless'
- British English: pointless Something that is pointless has no purpose.Violence is always pointless.ˈpɔɪntlɪs ADJECTIVE
- Arabic: بِلا مَغْزَى
- Brazilian Portuguese: inútil
- Chinese: 无意义的
- Croatian: bespredmetan bespredmetna
- Czech: zbytečný
- Danish: meningsløs
- Dutch: zinloos
- European Spanish: sin sentidoabsurdo
- Finnish: turha
- French: inutile
- German: zwecklos
- Greek: μάταιος μάταιη
- Italian: inutile
- Japanese: 無意味な
- Korean: 무의미한
- Norwegian: meningsløs meningsløst
- Polish: tępy tępa
- Portuguese: inútil
- Romanian: nepotrivit nepotrivită, nepotriviție, nepotrivite
- Russian: бессмысленный бессмысленная
- Spanish: sin sentido
- Swedish: meningslös meningslöst
- Thai: ไร้จุดหมาย
- Turkish: anlamsız
- Ukrainian: недоцільний
- Vietnamese: vô nghĩa
Example Sentences Including 'pointless'
And to buy or rent an apartment in Algiers seemed pointless as she would be alone for much of the time.When the Apricots Bloom
Berg had nine points in 79 games and was held pointless in 10 playoff games.CBC (2004)
Charles has repeatedly described the Dome as a ` pointless waste of money".Sun, News of the World (2000)
Digestive disorders Digestive disorders come in such a large variety that it is pointless to try to describe them all.M.E. and You - a self-help plan
It was a resounding victory by the French outfit which leaves the Ospreys out of Europe and pointless after four matches.Belfast Telegraph (2004)
It would also have been pointless to conceal it in any of your clothes.The Devil's Door
Remote-controlled immobilisation systems would put a major new obstacle in the criminal's way by making such thefts pointless.New Scientist (2004)
Sundin is just one pointless game shy of equalling his season-high of five games with nothing to show.Toronto Sun (2003)
Unfortunately they were inclined to quarrel over pointless things.Unto The Grave
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