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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
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Language Translation for : meaningless
Spanish: sin sentido, German: bedeutungslos, Japanese: 無意味な
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mean·ing·less     (mē'nĭng-lĭs)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Having no meaning or significance.
mean'ing·less·ly adv., mean'ing·less·ness n.
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meaningless

adjective
having no meaning or direction or purpose; "a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life"; "a verbose but meaningless explanation" [ant: meaningful] 

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