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I learned enough Hebrew to stagger through a meaningless ceremony that I scarcely remember.
David Antin

Meaning of "meaningless" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MEANINGLESS

meaningless  [ˈmiːnɪŋlɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEANINGLESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Meaningless is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MEANINGLESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of meaningless in the English dictionary

The definition of meaningless in the dictionary is futile or empty of meaning.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MEANINGLESS


beginningless
bɪˈɡɪnɪŋlɪs
beingless
ˈbiːɪŋlɪs
kingless
ˈkɪŋlɪs
lungless
ˈlʌŋlɪs
pangless
ˈpæŋlɪs
rungless
ˈrʌŋlɪs
songless
ˈsɒŋlɪs
stingless
ˈstɪŋlɪs
stockingless
ˈstɒkɪŋlɪs
stringless
ˈstrɪŋlɪs
wingless
ˈwɪŋlɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEANINGLESS

meanderingly
meandrian
meandrous
meane
meanie
meanies
meaning
meaningful
meaningfully
meaningfulness
meaninglessly
meaninglessness
meaningly
meanly
meanness
means
means of production
means of transport
means test
means-test

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEANINGLESS

bagless
bottomless
eggless
fangless
farthingless
feelingless
flagless
fogless
jagless
legless
less
pegless
plugless
ringless
shillingless
smogless
springless
tugless
twigless
wigless

Synonyms and antonyms of meaningless in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MEANINGLESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «meaningless» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of meaningless

Translation of «meaningless» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEANINGLESS

Find out the translation of meaningless to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of meaningless from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «meaningless» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

没有含义的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sin sentido
570 millions of speakers

English

meaningless
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

व्यर्थ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معنى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бессмысленно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sem sentido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্থহীন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dénué de sens
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak bermakna
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sinnlos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

意味のない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의미 없는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora ana guna
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vô nghĩa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அர்த்தமற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्थहीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

anlamsız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

senza senso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bez znaczenia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безглуздо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lipsită de sens
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νόημα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sinlose
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

meningslös
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

meningsløst
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of meaningless

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEANINGLESS»

The term «meaningless» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.764 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEANINGLESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «meaningless» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «meaningless» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about meaningless

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10 QUOTES WITH «MEANINGLESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word meaningless.
1
Yehuda Amichai
I think the end is endless. It's either a big black hole or a big white light or both together. But it's totally meaningless, because even if someone would explain it, I wouldn't understand it.
2
David Antin
I learned enough Hebrew to stagger through a meaningless ceremony that I scarcely remember.
3
Edward Ball
There are, after all, between seventy-five thousand and a hundred thousand descendants of the Ball-family slaves. If I were to begin apologizing to every one of these families, it would quickly become a meaningless act.
4
Leonard Baskin
I think there is an element of nihilism about, but I don't think most artists feel their work is meaningless.
5
Leonard Baskin
The art schools... you get young kids doing the most vile and meaningless crap. I think they believe every bit of it.
6
E. T. Bell
If indeed, as Hilbert asserted, mathematics is a meaningless game played with meaningless marks on paper, the only mathematical experience to which we can refer is the making of marks on paper.
7
H. Jon Benjamin
I'm not opposed to putting myself in danger for meaningless comedy.
8
Halle Berry
Let me tell you something - being thought of as a beautiful woman has spared me nothing in life. No heartache, no trouble. Love has been difficult. Beauty is essentially meaningless and it is always transitory.
9
Norman Borlaug
Without food, man can live at most but a few weeks; without it, all other components of social justice are meaningless.
10
Russell Brand
I enjoyed having a reputation as being wild, but these days I try not to worry about what people think in the privacy of their own brain or what they write in the bizarre publicity of their own newspapers, because all of those things are meaningless.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEANINGLESS»

Discover the use of meaningless in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to meaningless and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
There's No I in Office: 4293 Meaningless Phrases to Keep ...
The ultimate business book parody, There's No I in Office provides a solution to this conundrum of office politics so brilliant that it's just stupid enough to actually work. Packed with meaningless things to say in any work situation.
Jacob Lentz, Paul Koehorst, 2009
2
Like I Give a Frock: Fashion Forecasts and Meaningless ...
Michi does this before you even know that you're thinking it... About the author Michi Girl is a self-taught weather girl. She has a daily newsletter that she delivers into the inboxes of many a cool girl (and a handful of boys).
Michi, Michi Girl, 2009
3
Administration of Government Contracts
An interpretation will generally be rejected if it leaves portions of the contract language meaningless, useless, ineffective, or superfluous. See Restatement, Second, Contracts § 203(a). In Alliant Techsystems, Inc. v. United States, 178 F. 3d ...
John Cibinic, Ralph C. Nash, James F. Nagle, 2006
4
Everything Is Meaningless: Simple Steps to Find Purpose, ...
You will create an exciting new "life plan" utilizing the four simple steps outlined in this book to create the life you were meant to live.
Wille Ebert André, 2006
5
Meaningless Words and Broken Covenants: How Our Words and ...
Empty words cannot sustain legitimate relationships with either God or man, and this theme is explained and illustrated in simple and practical terms throughout the book.
Tim Coody, 2006
6
Non-Linguistic Philosophy
An expression may be said to be meaningless if it includes some word or words which do not stand for anything. If the meaning of the word in question is complex , it might be said to be meaningless on the ground that it was self-contradictory, ...
A. C. Ewing, 2004
7
Confusion: A Study in the Theory of Knowledge
partly meaningless terms if they choose, tell them the rules for doing so “logically, ” and let them decide if that is the way to go. Suppose we are moved by (1) or (2) or some other consideration to admit grammatical-but-meaningless sentences ...
Joseph L. CAMP, Joseph L Camp, 2009
8
Consistent Quantum Theory
To say that P A Q is meaningless when P Q ^ QP is very different from saying that it is false. The negation of a false statement is a true statement, so if P A 2 is false, its negation P v Q, see (4.51), is true. On the other hand, the negation of a ...
Robert B. Griffiths, 2003
9
The Fabric of Faithfulness: Weaving Together Belief and Behavior
The Teacher begins his meditation on life in the universe by crying out, “ Meaningless! Meaningless! . . . Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless” ( Eccles 1:2). He later continues, “Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of ...
Steven Garber, 2007
10
Passion and Pain: Prose, Poems, Psalms, and Proverbs
Vanity,. Vanity,. Vanity,. Meaningless,. Meaningless,. Meaningless. Money clothes a phat bankroll what type oflife is that to live for? Because in the end that don't mean shit! When you appear before your maker it won't get you no respect.
Stephen E. Hooks, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEANINGLESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term meaningless is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pope laments 'meaningless lives' in tying human trafficking to …
Pope Francis talks to Ana Laura Pérez Jaimes, right, a victim of forced labour who addressed the conference on Modern Slavery and Climate ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Empty Clicks: Why Online Activism Is Often Meaningless
When we look at the London Riots, Arab Spring and the revolution in Egypt, we can't deny social media played a key role in organizing the ... «Elite Daily, Jul 15»
3
How the Red Sox can make use of 70 meaningless games
The Red Sox have two extra months of spring training ahead of them. Time they should use to make sure this doesn't happen again in 2016. «Over The Monster, Jul 15»
4
Is Birth Order Meaningless?
New research presents some surprising info when it comes to sibling chronology, IQ, and personality. (Photo: CBS). Conventional wisdom has ... «Yahoo Parenting, Jul 15»
5
Snibston judical review: County council accused of running …
Leicestershire County Council has today been accused of running a meaningless consultation at the start of a High Court hearing on the future ... «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»
6
Celebrating Independence Day under a Corrupt Regime is …
It is meaningless to celebrate Independence Day under an unpatriotic regime. It makes no sense for vast majority of our people to observe such ... «Perspective, Jul 15»
7
Hillarynomics offers nothing new and is meaningless
Hillary Clinton is seeking the Democrat Party's nomination for US President in 2016 She unveiled her economic plan on July 13 at the New ... «CCTV, Jul 15»
8
Dept. Of Meaningless Lists: Philly Is One Of 25 US Cities Most …
DayAfterTomorrow The Weather.com Disruption Index of the 25 U.S. Cities Most Affected by Climate Change has just been issued with ... «Philebrity.com, Jul 15»
9
Earth is meaningless as long as it ensures the death of Darkseid.....
Earth is meaningless as long as it ensures the death of Darkseid..... Review of Justice League by Brad Dee. Review of Justice League. «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
10
Rouhani: Nuclear deal annuls meaningless sanctions, protects …
Hailing “a new chapter” in relations with the world following the nuclear deal, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the global sanctions ... «RT, Jul 15»

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