Meaningless

Pronunciation: /ˈmiːnɪŋləs/

Definitions of meaningless

adjective having no meaning or significance

Example Sentences

A1 The children thought the game was meaningless because they didn't understand the rules.

A2 She felt lost and meaningless in a big city where nobody knew her.

B1 The repetitive tasks at work made him feel like his job was meaningless.

B2 After the breakup, he found it hard to see the point in anything and everything seemed meaningless.

C1 The philosopher argued that life is inherently meaningless and it is up to each individual to create their own meaning.

C2 The artist's abstract paintings were often criticized for being too meaningless and lacking depth.

Examples of meaningless in a Sentence

formal The experiment yielded meaningless results due to errors in the data collection process.

informal I can't believe we wasted our time on that meaningless project.

slang That movie was so meaningless, I couldn't even follow the plot.

figurative His words felt like a meaningless jumble of sounds, lacking any real significance.

Grammatical Forms of meaningless

• past tense: meant
• plural: meaninglesses
• comparative: more meaningless
• superlative: most meaningless
• present tense: means
• future tense: will mean
• perfect tense: has meant
• continuous tense: is meaning
• singular: meaningless
• positive degree: meaningless
• infinitive: to mean
• gerund: meaning
• participle: meaning

Origin and Evolution of meaningless

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The word 'meaningless' originated from the combination of 'meaning' and the suffix '-less', which denotes the absence of something.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe something lacking significance or purpose, the word 'meaningless' has evolved to also connote a lack of value or importance in various contexts.