| 释义 |
View usage for: (miːnɪŋləs) 1. adjectiveIf something that someone says or writes is meaningless, it has no meaning, or appears to have no meaning. The sentence 'kicked the ball the man' is meaningless. She is fascinated by algebra while he considers it meaningless nonsense. 2. adjectiveSomething that is meaningless in a particular situation is not important or relevant. Widespread political and economic disarray threatens to make the constitution meaningless. Fines are meaningless to guys earning millions. 3. adjectiveIf something that you do is meaningless, it has no purpose and is not at all worthwhile. They seek strong sensations to dull their sense of a meaningless existence. Synonyms: pointless, empty, useless, hollow More Synonyms of meaningless More Synonyms of meaningless meaningless in British English (ˈmiːnɪŋlɪs) adjectivefutile or empty of meaning Derived forms meaninglessly (ˈmeaninglessly) adverb meaninglessness (ˈmeaninglessness) noun meaningless in American English (ˈminɪŋlɪs) adjective having no meaning; without significance or purpose; senseless Derived forms meaninglessly (ˈmeaninglessly) adverb meaninglessness (ˈmeaninglessness) noun Examples of 'meaningless' in a sentencemeaningless In other languagesmeaningless British English: meaningless ADJECTIVE If something that someone says or writes is meaningless, it has no meaning, or appears to have no meaning. The sentence 'kicked the ball the man' is meaningless. - American English: meaningless
- Brazilian Portuguese: sem sentido
- Chinese: 没有含义的
- European Spanish: sin sentido
- French: dénué de sens
- German: sinnlos
- Italian: senza senso
- Japanese: 意味のない
- Korean: 의미 없는
- European Portuguese: sem sentido
- Latin American Spanish: sin sentido
Chinese translation of 'meaningless' adj - (= nonsensical)
无(無)意义(義)的 (wú yìyì de) - (= pointless)
无(無)目的的 (wú mùdì de)
Definition having no meaning or purpose I consider algebra meaningless nonsense. Synonyms inconsequential insubstantial wanky (taboo, slang) Opposites useful , valuable , worthwhile , consequential Definition having no meaning or purpose They seek strong sensations to dull their sense of a meaningless existence. Synonyms Opposites deep , significant , meaningful , purposeful Additional synonymsDefinition having no purpose or direction After several hours of aimless driving they were getting low on fuel. Synonyms purposeless, random, stray, pointless, erratic, wayward, frivolous, chance, goalless, haphazard, vagrant, directionless, unguided, undirected Definition without purpose, substance, or value Without my friends my life would be lonely and empty. Synonyms worthless, meaningless, hollow, pointless, unsatisfactory, futile, unreal, senseless, frivolous, fruitless, aimless, inane, valueless, purposeless, otiose, bootless (old-fashioned), MT Definition useless or having no chance of success a futile attempt to ward off the blow Synonyms useless, vain, unsuccessful, pointless, empty, hollow, in vain, worthless, barren, sterile, fruitless, forlorn, unproductive, abortive, to no avail, ineffectual, unprofitable, valueless, unavailing, otiose, profitless, nugatory, without rhyme or reason, bootlessAdditional synonymsDefinition without any real value or worth Any threat to bring in the police is a hollow one. Synonyms worthless, empty, useless, vain, meaningless, pointless, futile, fruitless, specious, Pyrrhic, unavailingDefinition senseless or silly He always had this inane grin. Synonyms senseless, stupid, silly, empty, daft (informal), worthless, futile, trifling, frivolous, mindless, goofy (informal), idiotic, vacuous, fatuous, puerile, vapid, unintelligent, asinine, imbecilic, devoid of intelligence Definition having little or no importance In 1949 it was still a small, insignificant city. Synonyms unimportant, minor, irrelevant, petty, trivial, meaningless, trifling, meagre, negligible, flimsy, paltry, immaterial, inconsequential, nondescript, measly (informal), scanty, inconsiderable, of no consequence, nonessential, small potatoes, nickel-and-dime (US, slang), of no account, nugatory, unsubstantial, not worth mentioning, of no moment, wanky (taboo, slang) Definition of little value They wrote for the magazine for fees that were either non-existent or nugatory. Synonyms trivial, worthless, trifling, insignificant, valuelessTime may be wasted in purposeless meetings. Synonyms pointless, empty, unnecessary, useless, needless, senseless, goalless, wanton, vacuous, aimless, uncalled-for, motiveless, otiose, wanky (taboo, slang), without rhyme or reason Definition having no meaning or purpose acts of senseless violence Synonyms pointless, mad, crazy (informal), stupid, silly, ridiculous, absurd, foolish, daft (informal), ludicrous, meaningless, unreasonable, irrational, inconsistent, unwise, mindless, illogical, incongruous, idiotic, nonsensical, inane, fatuous, moronic, unintelligent, asinine, imbecilic, dumb-ass (slang), without rhyme or reason, halfwittedDefinition insignificant, petty, or frivolous The guests had each paid £250, no trifling sum. Synonyms insignificant, small, tiny, empty, slight, silly, shallow, petty, idle, trivial, worthless, negligible, unimportant, frivolous, paltry, minuscule, puny, measly, piddling (informal), inconsiderable, valueless, nickel-and-dime (US, slang), footling (informal) Definition of little importance I don't like to visit the doctor just for something trivial. Synonyms unimportant, little, small, minor, slight, everyday, petty, meaningless, commonplace, worthless, trifling, insignificant, negligible, frivolous, paltry, incidental, puny, inconsequential, trite, inconsiderable, valueless, nickel-and-dime (US, slang), wanky (taboo, slang), chickenshit (US, slang) Definition having no practical use She knew it was useless to protest. Synonyms pointless, hopeless, futile, vain, idle, profitlessDefinition senseless or unsuccessful They worked all night in a vain attempt to finish on schedule. Synonyms futile, useless, pointless, unsuccessful, empty, hollow, idle, trivial, worthless, trifling, senseless, unimportant, fruitless, unproductive, abortive, unprofitable, time-wasting, unavailing, nugatoryAdditional synonymsI felt my existence was totally valueless. Synonyms pointless, worthless, futile, miserable, useless, in vain, ineffective, senseless, fruitless, to no avail, purposeless, of no earthly use Definition without value or usefulness Training is worthless unless there is proof that it works. Synonyms useless, meaningless, pointless, futile, no use, insignificant, unimportant, ineffectual, unusable, unavailing, not much cop (British, slang), inutile, not worth a hill of beans (US), negligible, pants (slang) |