pointlessness

ˈpɔɪntləsnəs

Definition

Definition of pointlessness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

futility

Rare

lack of meaning or purpose in something

Rare

The pointlessness of the argument was evident to everyone.
He realized the pointlessness of his efforts.
The movie's ending highlighted its pointlessness.

futility

meaninglessness

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Origin of pointlessness

English, point (dot) + -less (without) + -ness (state)

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what's the use of

conj.

pointlessness

connects clauses to show doing something is pointless

vanity of vanities

philosophy

ultimate pointlessness or futility

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French:inutilité, ...
German:Sinnlosigkeit, ...
Italian:inutilità, ...
Spanish:inutilidad, ...
Portuguese:inutilidade, ...
Chinese:无意义, ...
Japanese:無意味さ, ...
Arabic:عَدَم الجَدْوَى, ...
Hebrew:חוֹסֶר תַּכְלִית, ...
Russian:бессмысленность, ...
Ukrainian:безглуздість, ...
Hindi:निरर्थकता, ...
Bengali:অর্থহীনতা, ...
Catalan:futilitat, ...
Czech:nesmyslnost, ...
Danish:meningsløshed, ...
Dutch:zinloosheid, ...
Greek:απουσία νοήματος, ...
Hungarian:értelmetlenség, ...
Khmer:ភាពឥតន័យ, ...
Korean:무의미함, ...
Persian:بیهودگی, ...
Polish:bezcelowość, ...
Portuguese (BR):inutilidade, ...
Romanian:lipsa de sens, ...
Swedish:meningslöshet, ...
Thai:ความไร้ประโยชน์, ...
Turkish:anlamsızlık, ...
Vietnamese:vô nghĩa, ...

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