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un⋅mean⋅ing

  [uhn-mee-ning]
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–adjective
1. not meaning anything; devoid of intelligence, sense, or significance, as words or actions; pointless; empty.
2. 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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un·mean·ing   (ŭn-mē'nĭng)   
adj.  

  1. Devoid of meaning or sense; meaningless: gave a vapid and unmeaning response to a difficult query.

  2. Lacking intelligence or liveliness of expression; vacant: an unmeaning face.

un·mean'ing·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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