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mean⋅ing⋅less

[mee-ning-lis]
–adjective
without meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeless; insignificant: a meaningless reply; a meaningless existence.

Origin:
1790–1800; meaning + -less


mean⋅ing⋅less⋅ly, adverb
mean⋅ing⋅less⋅ness, noun
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mean·ing·less   (mē'nĭng-lĭs)   
adj.  Having no meaning or significance.
mean'ing·less·ly adv., mean'ing·less·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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