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meaninglessness

mean·ing·less
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mee-ning-lis]
    • /ˈmi nɪŋ lɪs/
    • /ˈmiː.nɪŋ.ləs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mee-ning-lis]
    • /ˈmi nɪŋ lɪs/

Definitions of meaninglessness word

  • adjective meaninglessness without meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeless; insignificant: a meaningless reply; a meaningless existence. 1
  • noun meaninglessness The state of lacking meaning; the quality of being meaningless. 1
  • noun meaninglessness Anything that is meaningless. 0

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Origin of meaninglessness

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; meaning + -less

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Parts of speech for Meaninglessness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

meaninglessness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for meaninglessness

noun meaninglessness

  • self-emptying — containing nothing; having none of the usual or appropriate contents: an empty bottle.
  • ineffectiveness — not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
  • fruitless — useless; unproductive; without results or success: a fruitless search for the missing treasure.
  • unprofitable — being without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures.
  • idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.

Antonyms for meaninglessness

noun meaninglessness

  • importance — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.

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