meaninglessnessn.

Brit.

/ˈmiːnɪŋlᵻsnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈminɪŋlᵻsnᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meaningless adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < meaningless adj. + -ness suffix.

The state or condition of being meaningless; absence of meaning or purpose.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > [noun]

insolidity1578

emptiness1579

insignificancy1651

no-meaning1672

insignificance1754

inexpression1796

inexpressiveness1815

vacuousness1816

unmeaningness1825

unmeaning1839

pointlessness1845

non-significance1846

meaninglessness1853

unsuggestiveness1858

unexpressiveness1885

nonsense1942

1853 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice III. i. 26 The modern decorative system..united the meaninglessness of the veined marble with the evanescence of the fresco.

1894 H. Drummond Lowell Lect. Ascent of Man 436 It is not the monotony of life which destroys men, but its pointlessness..its meaninglessness crushes them.

1920 D. H. Lawrence Women in Love vii. 83 It was a terrible face, void, peaked, abstracted almost into meaninglessness by the weight of sensation beneath.

1969 F. R. Leavis in Times Lit. Suppl. 29 May 569/1 The problem..is one of cultural disinheritance and the meaninglessness of the technologico-Benthamite world.

1991 Sydney Morning Herald 23 Feb. 48/7 This follow-up is a thin volume of essays on the meaning, and meaninglessness, of life.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meaninglessness
释义	meaninglessnessn. Brit. /ˈmiːnɪŋlᵻsnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈminɪŋlᵻsnᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meaningless adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < meaningless adj. + -ness suffix. The state or condition of being meaningless; absence of meaning or purpose. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > absence of meaning > [noun] insolidity1578 emptiness1579 insignificancy1651 no-meaning1672 insignificance1754 inexpression1796 inexpressiveness1815 vacuousness1816 unmeaningness1825 unmeaning1839 pointlessness1845 non-significance1846 meaninglessness1853 unsuggestiveness1858 unexpressiveness1885 nonsense1942 1853 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice III. i. 26 The modern decorative system..united the meaninglessness of the veined marble with the evanescence of the fresco. 1894 H. Drummond Lowell Lect. Ascent of Man 436 It is not the monotony of life which destroys men, but its pointlessness..its meaninglessness crushes them. 1920 D. H. Lawrence Women in Love vii. 83 It was a terrible face, void, peaked, abstracted almost into meaninglessness by the weight of sensation beneath. 1969 F. R. Leavis in Times Lit. Suppl. 29 May 569/1 The problem..is one of cultural disinheritance and the meaninglessness of the technologico-Benthamite world. 1991 Sydney Morning Herald 23 Feb. 48/7 This follow-up is a thin volume of essays on the meaning, and meaninglessness, of life. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1853
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