meaningless

[mee-ning-lis]

adjective

1. without meaning, mean, meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeless; insignificant.

   a meaningless reply; a meaningless existence.

meaningless

/ ˈmiːnɪŋlɪs /

adjective

1. futile or empty of meaning

Other Word Forms

• meaninglessness noun
• meaninglessly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of meaningless¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; meaning + -less

Example Sentences

Instead, they quiz Republicans about bipartisanship, which is meaningless in this environment.

From Salon

Still, they conceded it is “likely the most meaningless and yet kinda fun thing in MLB.”

From Los Angeles Times

Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky has been excluded from the talks, and warned that any resolutions made in his absence will be meaningless.

From BBC

But Mr Hickton, from Hickton Family Funeral Directors, an independent company with seven branches across the West Midlands, said the consultation was "meaningless" and "didn't involve the public at all".

From BBC

His attention to the smallest of tactical specifics has already surprised members of the team and, even in largely meaningless pre-season friendlies, his tactical clipboard has stayed close to hand.

From BBC

Related Words

• absurd 
• empty 
• futile 
• hollow 
• inconsequential 
• insignificant 
• pointless 
• senseless 
• trivial 
• unimportant 
• useless 
• vague 
• worthless