serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
“otiose lines in a play”
Word Forms
purposelessness
noun
the quality of lacking any definite purpose
pointlessness
noun
total lack of meaning or ideas
senselessness
noun
total lack of meaning or ideas
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
zwecklos
kein Hinweis auf einen Zweck oder ein Ziel
🇫🇷French
sans but
ne démontrant aucun but ou objectif
🇪🇸Spanish
sin objetivo
sin evidenciar ningún propósito u objetivo
🇮🇹Italian
senza scopo
non evidenziando alcuno scopo o obiettivo
🇳🇱Dutch
doelloos
geen bewijs van enig doel of doel
🇵🇹Portuguese
sem propósito
não evidenciando qualquer propósito ou objetivo
🇷🇺Russian
бесцельный
не доказывая какой-либо цели или цели
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बेमतलब
किसी उद्देश्य या लक्ष्य का प्रमाण नहीं देना
🇧🇩Bengali
উদ্দেশ্যহীন
কোন উদ্দেশ্য বা লক্ষ্য প্রমাণ না
🇮🇳Tamil
நோக்கமற்ற
எந்த நோக்கத்தையும் குறிக்கோளையும் நிரூபிக்கவில்லை
🇮🇳Telugu
ప్రయోజనం లేని
ఏదైనా ప్రయోజనం లేదా లక్ష్యాన్ని రుజువు చేయడం లేదు
🇮🇳Marathi
उद्देशहीन
कोणताही उद्देश किंवा ध्येय सिद्ध करत नाही
🇮🇳Gujarati
હેતુહીન
કોઈ ઉદ્દેશ્ય કે ધ્યેય પુરાવો આપતો નથી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಉದ್ದೇಶರಹಿತ
ಯಾವುದೇ ಉದ್ದೇಶ ಅಥವಾ ಗುರಿಯನ್ನು ಸಾಬೀತುಪಡಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ലക്ഷ്യമില്ലാത്ത
ഏതെങ്കിലും ലക്ഷ്യമോ ലക്ഷ്യമോ തെളിയിക്കുന്നില്ല
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮਕਸਦ ਰਹਿਤ
ਕਿਸੇ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਜਾਂ ਟੀਚੇ ਦਾ ਸਬੂਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਦੇਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
بے مقصد
کسی مقصد یا مقصد کا ثبوت نہیں دینا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
无目的的
没有证明任何目的或目标
🇯🇵Japanese
目的のない
目的や目標を明確にしていない
🇰🇷Korean
목적 없는
어떠한 목적이나 목표도 입증하지 않음
🇻🇳Vietnamese
vô mục đích
không chứng minh bất kỳ mục đích hoặc mục tiêu nào
🇹🇭Thai
ไม่ได้ตั้งใจ
ไม่แสดงจุดประสงค์หรือเป้าหมายใดๆ
🇮🇩Indonesian
tanpa tujuan
tidak menunjukkan maksud dan tujuan apa pun
🇵🇭Filipino
walang layunin
hindi nagpapatunay ng anumang layunin o layunin
🇲🇾Malay
tanpa tujuan
tidak membuktikan sebarang tujuan atau matlamat
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
بلا هدف
لا يدل على أي غرض أو هدف
🇮🇷Persian
بی هدف
هیچ هدف یا هدفی را نشان نمی دهد
🇹🇷Turkish
amaçsız
herhangi bir amaç veya hedefi kanıtlamamak
🇮🇱Hebrew
חסר תכלית
לא מעיד על שום מטרה או מטרה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'purposeless'?
The primary meaning of 'purposeless' is 'not evidencing any purpose or goal'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'purposeless' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'purposeless' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'purposeless' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'purposeless' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'purposeless' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'purposeless' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'purposeless' in regular conversations?
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