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unmeaning

[uhn-mee-ning]

adjective

not meaning anything; devoid of intelligence, sense, or significance, as words or actions; pointless; empty.

expressionless, vacant, or unintelligent, as the face; insipid.

Origin:
1695–1705; un-¹ + meaning

Related forms

un·mean·ing·ly, adverb

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unmeaning (ʌnˈmiːnɪŋ)

—*adj*
1.	having no meaning
2.	showing no intelligence; vacant: an unmeaning face

un'meaningly

—*adv*

un'meaningness

—n

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"It is a great advantage for any man to be able to talk or hear, neither ignorantly nor absurdly, upon any subject; for I have known people, who have not said one word, hear ignorantly and absurdly; it has appeared by their inattentive and unmeaning faces."

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