"meaningless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-us-meaningless.ogg Forms: more meaningless [comparative], most meaningless [superlative]
Etymology: From meaning + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|meaning|less}} meaning + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} meaningless (comparative more meaningless, superlative most meaningless)
  1. Lacking meaning. Synonyms: nonsensical, senseless Translations (lacking meaning): անիմաստ (animast) (Armenian), mənasız (Azerbaijani), безсмислен (bezsmislen) (Bulgarian), безцелен (bezcelen) (Bulgarian), sense sentit (Catalan), bezvýznamný (Czech), betydningsløs (Danish), zinloos (Dutch), betekenisloos (Dutch), sensignifa (Esperanto), mõttetu (Estonian), merkityksetön (Finnish), dénué de sens (French), dépourvu de sens (French), sen sentido (Galician), sinnlos (German), bedeutungslos (German), χωρίς σημασία (chorís simasía) (Greek), अर्थहीन (arthhīn) (Hindi), निरर्थक (nirarthak) (Hindi), gan chiall (Irish), senza senso (Italian), privo di significato (Italian), insignificante (Italian), senza capo né coda (Italian), 無意味な (muimi na) (Japanese), つまらない (tsumaranai) (Japanese), 取るに足らない (toru ni taranai) (Japanese), bezjēdzīgs (Latvian), nereikšmingas (Lithuanian), bereikšmis (Lithuanian), hakihakiā (Maori), meningsløs (Norwegian Bokmål), meiningsløs (Norwegian Bokmål), meningslaus (Norwegian Bokmål), meiningslaus (Norwegian Bokmål), meiningslaus (Norwegian Nynorsk), بی معنی (bîma’nâ) (Ottoman Turkish), bez znaczenia (Polish), bezsensowny (Polish), insignificante (Portuguese), sem sentido (Portuguese), бессмы́сленный (bessmýslennyj) (Russian), meaninless (Scots), бѐсмислен [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), bèsmislen [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), sin sentido (Spanish), insensato [masculine] (Spanish), betydelselös (Swedish), అర్థంలేని (arthaṁlēni) (Telugu), ไม่มีความหมาย (mai-mii-kwaam-mǎai) (Thai), ไร้ความหมาย (rái-kwaam-mǎai) (Thai), anlamsız (Turkish), boş (Turkish), manasız (Turkish), saçma (Turkish), безглуздий (bezhluzdyj) (Ukrainian), vô nghĩa (Vietnamese), diystyr (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-meaningless-en-adj-Ki7~kXtq Disambiguation of 'lacking meaning': 94 6
  2. Insignificant; not worthy of importance. Synonyms: negligible, trivial, unmeaningful Translations (insignificant): незначителен (neznačitelen) (Bulgarian), ventaĵa (Esperanto), mitätön (Finnish), merkityksetön (Finnish), तुच्छ (tucch) (Hindi), नगण्य (nagaṇya) (Hindi), vānus (Latin), یاوان (yavan) (Ottoman Turkish)
    Sense id: en-meaningless-en-adj-hTeh~2PO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scots translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 17 83 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Scots translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of 'insignificant': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: meaninglessness, meaninglessly
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          "sense": "lacking meaning",
          "word": "sensignifa"
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          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "lacking meaning",
          "word": "mõttetu"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "lacking meaning",
          "word": "merkityksetön"
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          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "lacking meaning",
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          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "lacking meaning",
          "word": "dépourvu de sens"
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          "_dis1": "94 6",
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          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "lacking meaning",
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          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "lacking meaning",
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          "_dis1": "94 6",
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "lacking meaning",
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          "roman": "chorís simasía",
          "sense": "lacking meaning",
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          "code": "hi",
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          "roman": "arthhīn",
          "sense": "lacking meaning",
          "word": "अर्थहीन"
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          "sense": "lacking meaning",
          "word": "निरर्थक"
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          "sense": "lacking meaning",
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          "sense": "lacking meaning",
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "lacking meaning",
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          "sense": "lacking meaning",
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          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "lacking meaning",
          "word": "senza capo né coda"
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          "roman": "muimi na",
          "sense": "lacking meaning",
          "word": "無意味な"
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          "sense": "lacking meaning",
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          "code": "ota",
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          "roman": "bîma’nâ",
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          "sense": "lacking meaning",
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          "roman": "bessmýslennyj",
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          "word": "бессмы́сленный"
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          "sense": "lacking meaning",
          "word": "meaninless"
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          "sense": "lacking meaning",
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          "word": "бѐсмислен"
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          "sense": "lacking meaning",
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          "_dis1": "94 6",
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          "sense": "lacking meaning",
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          "word": "insensato"
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          "_dis1": "94 6",
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          "sense": "lacking meaning",
          "word": "betydelselös"
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          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "arthaṁlēni",
          "sense": "lacking meaning",
          "word": "అర్థంలేని"
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          "_dis1": "94 6",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "mai-mii-kwaam-mǎai",
          "sense": "lacking meaning",
          "word": "ไม่มีความหมาย"
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          "_dis1": "94 6",
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          "sense": "lacking meaning",
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          "roman": "bezhluzdyj",
          "sense": "lacking meaning",
          "word": "безглуздий"
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          "_dis1": "94 6",
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