meaningless
adjective
mean·ing·less
ˈmē-niŋ-ləs 
1
: having no meaning
especially
: lacking any significance
2
: having no assigned function in a language system
meaninglessly
adverb
meaninglessness
noun
Examples of meaningless in a Sentence
He felt that his work was meaningless.
The movie was filled with meaningless violence.
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These were not the actions of a man who considered the game meaningless.
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Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
In the publishing industry, blurbs are somehow both incredibly important and also meaningless, given that most blurbs come through a system that connects the blurber and the book’s author, rather than being an independent, uncompromised judgment.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
The October 7 attacks led to the meaningless loss of tens of thousands of lives; the Strip has been razed and strewn with ordnance, and billions of dollars in aid money squandered, while Hamas proclaims divine victory for its resistance project.
—Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
Her Washington insider status is meaningless during the next four years of the Trump administration and an unfriendly Congress.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
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Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
In the publishing industry, blurbs are somehow both incredibly important and also meaningless, given that most blurbs come through a system that connects the blurber and the book’s author, rather than being an independent, uncompromised judgment.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
The October 7 attacks led to the meaningless loss of tens of thousands of lives; the Strip has been razed and strewn with ordnance, and billions of dollars in aid money squandered, while Hamas proclaims divine victory for its resistance project.
—Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
Her Washington insider status is meaningless during the next four years of the Trump administration and an unfriendly Congress.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Meaningless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meaningless. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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meaningless
adjective
mean·ing·less
ˈmē-niŋ-ləs
1
: having no meaning or significance
meaningless chatter
2
: lacking motive
a meaningless murder
meaninglessly
adverb
meaninglessness
noun
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