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Pointless

adjective/pˈɔɪntləs/
Definition
not having a point especially a sharp point
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pˈɔɪntləs/
🇬🇧British English
/pˈɔɪntləs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pˈɔɪntləs/
2 syllables Say it as /pˈɔɪntləs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivenot having a point especially a sharp point
“my pencils are all pointless”
adjectiveserving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
“otiose lines in a play”
Word Forms
unpointednessnounthe property of having only a dull tip (if any)
pointlessnessnountotal lack of meaning or ideas
purposelessnessnounthe quality of lacking any definite purpose
senselessnessnountotal lack of meaning or ideas
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
sinnlos
keine Spitze haben, insbesondere keine scharfe Spitze
🇫🇷French
inutile
ne pas avoir de pointe, surtout une pointe pointue
🇪🇸Spanish
inútil
no tener punta, especialmente una punta afilada
🇮🇹Italian
inutile
non avere una punta soprattutto una punta acuta
🇳🇱Dutch
zinloos
geen punt hebben, vooral geen scherp punt
🇵🇹Portuguese
inútil
não ter uma ponta especialmente uma ponta afiada
🇷🇺Russian
бессмысленный
не иметь точки, особенно острой точки
India
🇮🇳Hindi
व्यर्थ
विशेष रूप से कोई नुकीला बिंदु न होना
🇧🇩Bengali
অর্থহীন
একটি বিন্দু বিশেষ করে একটি ধারালো বিন্দু না থাকার
🇮🇳Tamil
அர்த்தமற்றது
ஒரு புள்ளி இல்லை குறிப்பாக ஒரு கூர்மையான புள்ளி
🇮🇳Telugu
అర్ధంలేని
ఒక పాయింట్ లేదు ముఖ్యంగా పదునైన పాయింట్
🇮🇳Marathi
निरर्थक
विशेषत: धारदार बिंदू नसणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
અર્થહીન
ખાસ કરીને તીક્ષ્ણ બિંદુ ન હોવું
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅರ್ಥಹೀನ
ಒಂದು ಬಿಂದುವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ, ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣವಾದ ಬಿಂದು
🇮🇳Malayalam
അർത്ഥശൂന്യമായ
ഒരു പോയിൻ്റ് ഇല്ല, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് മൂർച്ചയുള്ള പോയിൻ്റ്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਵਿਅਰਥ
ਖਾਸ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਤਿੱਖਾ ਬਿੰਦੂ ਨਾ ਹੋਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
بے معنی
ایک نقطہ خاص طور پر ایک تیز نقطہ نہیں ہونا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
无意义
没有一个点,尤其是一个尖点
🇯🇵Japanese
無意味な
特に尖った点がない
🇰🇷Korean
무의미한
끝이 특별히 뾰족하지 않은 것
🇻🇳Vietnamese
vô nghĩa
không có điểm đặc biệt là điểm sắc nét
🇹🇭Thai
ไม่มีจุดหมาย
ไม่มีจุดโดยเฉพาะจุดมีคม
🇮🇩Indonesian
tidak ada gunanya
tidak ada gunanya apalagi ada titik tajamnya
🇵🇭Filipino
walang kabuluhan
walang punto lalo na ang matalas na punto
🇲🇾Malay
sia-sia
tidak mempunyai titik terutama titik tajam
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
لا معنى له
عدم وجود نقطة وخاصة نقطة حادة
🇮🇷Persian
بی معنی
نداشتن نقطه به خصوص نقطه تیز
🇹🇷Turkish
anlamsız
bir noktaya sahip olmamak özellikle keskin bir noktaya sahip olmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
חֲסַר טַעַם
אין נקודה במיוחד נקודה חדה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'pointless'?
The primary meaning of 'pointless' is 'not having a point especially a sharp point'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'pointless' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'pointless' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'pointless' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'pointless' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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