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Definition of meaningless adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

meaningless

adjective
 
/ˈmiːnɪŋləs/
 
/ˈmiːnɪŋləs/
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  1. without any purpose or reason and therefore not worth doing or having synonym pointless
    • a meaningless existence
    • We fill up our lives with meaningless tasks.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • render something
    adverb
    • absolutely
    • quite
    • totally
    See full entry
  2. not considered important synonym irrelevant
    • Fines are meaningless to a huge company like that.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • render something
    adverb
    • absolutely
    • quite
    • totally
    See full entry
  3. not having a meaning that is easy to understand
    • To me that painting is completely meaningless.
    • apparently meaningless jargon
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • render something
    adverb
    • absolutely
    • quite
    • totally
    See full entry
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