Meaninglessness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a message that seems to convey no meaning

the quality of having no value or significance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈiːnɪŋləsnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈiːnɪŋləsnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈiːnɪŋləsnəs/

4 syllables Say it as /mˈiːnɪŋləsnəs/.

Examples

he resented the meaninglessness of the tasks they assigned him

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nonsensicality bunk nonsense hokum

Antonyms

meaningfulness

Parts of Speech

noun	a message that seems to convey no meaning
noun	the quality of having no value or significance “he resented the meaninglessness of the tasks they assigned him”

Word Forms

nonsensical	adjective	having no intelligible meaning
meaningless	adjective	having no meaning or direction or purpose

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sinnlosigkeit

eine Botschaft, die keine Bedeutung zu vermitteln scheint

🇫🇷French

insignifiance

un message qui semble n'avoir aucun sens

🇪🇸Spanish

sin sentido

un mensaje que parece no transmitir ningún significado

🇮🇹Italian

insensatezza

un messaggio che sembra non avere alcun significato

🇳🇱Dutch

zinloosheid

een boodschap die geen betekenis lijkt over te brengen

🇵🇹Portuguese

falta de sentido

uma mensagem que parece não transmitir nenhum significado

🇷🇺Russian

бессмысленность

сообщение, которое, кажется, не несет никакого смысла

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अर्थहीनता

ऐसा संदेश जिसका कोई अर्थ नहीं लगता

🇧🇩Bengali

অর্থহীনতা

একটি বার্তা যা মনে হয় কোন অর্থ বহন করে না

🇮🇳Tamil

அர்த்தமின்மை

எந்த அர்த்தமும் இல்லாத செய்தி

🇮🇳Telugu

అర్థరహితత

అర్థం లేని సందేశం

🇮🇳Marathi

अर्थहीनता

असा संदेश ज्याचा अर्थ नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અર્થહીનતા

એવો સંદેશ કે જેનો કોઈ અર્થ નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅರ್ಥಹೀನತೆ

ಯಾವುದೇ ಅರ್ಥವನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಸುವ ಸಂದೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അർത്ഥശൂന്യത

ഒരു അർത്ഥവുമില്ലെന്ന് തോന്നുന്ന ഒരു സന്ദേശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਰਥਹੀਣਤਾ

ਇੱਕ ਸੁਨੇਹਾ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਕੋਈ ਅਰਥ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਾਪਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے معنی

ایسا پیغام جس کا کوئی مطلب نہیں لگتا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无意义

似乎没有传达任何意义的消息

🇯🇵Japanese

無意味さ

意味が伝わらないように見えるメッセージ

🇰🇷Korean

무의미함

아무런 의미도 전달하지 않는 것 같은 메시지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự vô nghĩa

một thông điệp dường như không truyền tải ý nghĩa gì

🇹🇭Thai

ความไร้ความหมาย

ข้อความที่ดูเหมือนไม่มีความหมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidakberartian

sebuah pesan yang sepertinya tidak ada artinya

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalan ng kabuluhan

isang mensahe na tila walang kahulugan

🇲🇾Malay

ketiadaan makna

mesej yang seolah-olah tiada makna

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لا معنى له

رسالة يبدو أنها لا تحمل أي معنى

🇮🇷Persian

بی معنی بودن

پیامی که به نظر می رسد معنایی ندارد

🇹🇷Turkish

anlamsızlık

hiçbir anlam ifade etmiyor gibi görünen bir mesaj

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוסר משמעות

מסר שכאילו לא מעביר שום משמעות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'meaninglessness'?

The primary meaning of 'meaninglessness' is 'a message that seems to convey no meaning'.

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Using 'meaninglessness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'meaninglessness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'meaninglessness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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