单词	pointlessness
释义	pointless adjective point·​less ˈpȯint-ləs  1 : devoid of meaning : senseless a pointless remark 2 : devoid of effectiveness : flat pointless attempts to be funny pointlessly adverb pointlessness noun Synonyms empty inane meaningless senseless See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences It would be pointless for us to continue the investigation. a pointless remark that left everyone scratching their heads in confusion Recent Examples on the Web The pointless, meaningless deaths of over 320 Americans must be given a point, must be given a meaning—for the living. Matthew F. Delmont, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Aug. 2022 Is there any truth to this or is this some bizarre, pointless trend? Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022 Declaring winners or losers at the trade deadline is a pointless task. Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2022 The President’s lassitude was inversely related to his fiefdom’s pointless industry. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 22 July 2022 The woman’s doctor suggested ending the pregnancy via a dilation and evacuation rather than subjecting her patient to the anguish of a pointless labor, according to an affidavit the doctor filed in court, as reported by the Advocate. Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 22 July 2022 This was just a pointless waste of a great character that exposes the Duffer Brothers’ reliance on reusing the same formula over and over again. Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 July 2022 The Great War, as it was known until WWII, is best remembered for its pointless, gruesome trench warfare stalemates that left a generation of men dead or traumatized. David Faris, The Week, 28 June 2022 And when there are so many other options to choose from, and these shows lack The Wire‘s army of converts screaming that these new slowpokes are perhaps the best drama ever made, who’s going to want to sit through the pointless meandering? Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition pointless adjective point·​less ˈpȯint-ləs  : having no meaning or purpose a pointless story pointless attempts pointlessness noun as in meaninglessness Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance meaninglessness irrelevance inapplicability inadequacy wrongness inadequateness uselessness inadmissibility unfitness senselessness undesirability infelicity inappropriateness inaptness extraneousness unsatisfactoriness incorrectness inexpediency intolerability improperness inappositeness impropriety inauspiciousness undesirableness inexpedience unbecomingness Antonyms & Near Antonyms appropriateness correctness suitability rightness aptness propriety fitness relevance felicity applicability seemliness relevancy pertinence suitableness appositeness properness connection fittingness materiality bearing admissibility felicitousness pointedness See More
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