meaningless

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(adj.)

VERBS

be | become | render sth

ADV

absolutely, quite, totally | increasingly

almost, practically, virtually

Without the new technology, their old training methods became practically meaningless.

essentially, largely | fairly, pretty

apparently, seemingly

The doctor's seemingly meaningless test results actually helped diagnose her rare condition.

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adj

1

Lacking meaning.

The word "gugugu" is meaningless in English.

As the years go by, speech reverts to childhood levels of disfluency, with more pauses, more errors, more repeated words, but even the peak years are not great: up to 8 percent of the average person’s word output consists of meaningless fillers and placeholders like um, uh and er.

2

Insignificant; not worthy of importance.

All our efforts were ultimately meaningless.

Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine. The machine gun is so much more lethal than the bow and arrow that comparisons are meaningless.

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Synonyms

adjective — having no meaning or direction or purpose

nonmeaningful

adjective — producing no result or effect

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meaningful

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The word "gugugu" is meaningless in English.

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As the years go by, speech reverts to childhood levels of disfluency, with more pauses, more errors, more repeated words, but even the peak years are not great: up to 8 percent of the average person’s

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All our efforts were ultimately meaningless.

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Technology is in itself meaningless unless it serves mankind.

Tatoeba · #23989

05

That's quite meaningless.

Tatoeba · #42620

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It's better not to prattle on about meaningless things. The more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it.

Tatoeba · #240548

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