"pointlessness" meaning in All languages combined

See pointlessness on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: en-us-pointlessness.ogg Forms: pointlessnesses [plural]
Etymology: From pointless + -ness. Etymology templates: {{af|en|pointless|-ness}} pointless + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pointlessness (countable and uncountable, plural pointlessnesses)
  1. (countable) The lack of meaning, purpose, or ideas; the characteristic or condition of being pointless. Tags: countable Translations (lack of purpose): sensenceco (Esperanto), bezjēdzība [feminine] (Latvian), bezjēdzīgums [masculine] (Latvian), bezcelowość [feminine] (Polish), бессмы́сленность (bessmýslennostʹ) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-pointlessness-en-noun-wATeqR8E Disambiguation of 'lack of purpose': 91 9
  2. (topology, geometry, uncountable) The quality of not mentioning points. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Geometry, Topology
    Sense id: en-pointlessness-en-noun-Ao-85114 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 23 77 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 85 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences, topology

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