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pointless

[point-lis]

adjective

  1. without a point.

    a pointless pen.

  2. blunt, as an instrument.

  3. without force, meaning, or relevance.

    a pointless remark.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  4. without a point scored, as in a game.

    a pointless inning.



pointless

/ ˈɔɪԳٱɪ /

adjective

  1. without a point

  2. without meaning, relevance, or force

  3. sport without a point scored

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • pointlessly adverb
  • pointlessness noun
  • ˈǾԳٱ adverb
  • ˈǾԳٱԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pointless1

First recorded in 1300–50, pointless is from Middle English point les. See point, -less
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"Even at a practical level, it's given me hope for when I'm scribbling away at the dead of night, it's not a pointless endeavour," he added.

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His exhausting trade war with China has accomplished nothing, except to convince Xi’s unappetizing but highly rational regime that negotiating with this dude is pointless.

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It’s pointless to proclaim that the second Trump administration has hit a new low.

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The admitted beforehand people thought they were making a pointless long journey as Celtic were heavy favourites.

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Convicting him was "pointless", he said, if the authorities would not improve security to stop other people smugglers.

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