"pointless" meaning in 영어

See pointless in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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IPA: ˈpɔɪntləs, ˈpɔɪntləs Audio: en-us-pointless.ogg [US], en-us-pointless.ogg [US]
  1. 뾰족한 끝이 없는. 무딘.
    Sense id: ko-pointless-en-unknown-wVCF4LAR
  2. 말, 의견 등이 적절치 못한.
    Sense id: ko-pointless-en-unknown-Fa-DuTBv
  3. 무의미한. 목적이 없는.
    Sense id: ko-pointless-en-unknown-5yDCP4iQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: purposeless, needless, redundant, superfluous, (수학) 점이 없는 :* a pointless topology, a pointless topology
Categories (other): 영어 초안, 영어 형용사
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          "text": "The more the universe seems comprehensible, the more it also seems pointless. 우주에 대해더 많이 알수록 그것은 점점 더 의미를 알 수 없는 요령부득의 상태가 되고 만다."
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        "무의미한. 목적이 없는."
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      "word": "needless"
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        "뾰족한 끝이 없는. 무딘."
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      "word": "needless"
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      "word": "superfluous"
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