Avant-Garde Art Terminology

noun the quality or state of lacking any purpose or meaning

• The philosopher argued that the concept of pointlessness is a fundamental aspect of existentialism.
• I don't see the point in doing this task, it just feels like pointlessness to me.
• This whole situation is just a big ol' mess of pointlessness, if you ask me.
• The artist's abstract painting captured the feeling of pointlessness in a chaotic world.

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun, in this case, 'strange' describes something that is unusual or not familiar

• The scientist made note of the strange behavior exhibited by the new species of insects.
• It's kind of strange how she always wears mismatched socks.
• Did you see that strange dude at the party last night?
• The sudden change in weather was a strange twist of fate.