unmeaning
not meaning anything; devoid of intelligence, sense, or significance, as words or actions; pointless; empty.
expressionless, vacant, or unintelligent, as the face; insipid.
Origin of unmeaning
1Other words from unmeaning
- un·mean·ing·ly, adverb
Words Nearby unmeaning
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How to use unmeaning in a sentence
The girl unclosed her eyes, sat up, and gazed upon him with a vague unmeaning stare.
The World Before Them | Susanna MoodieThe "spirit writing" consists of unmeaning, unintelligible scribbling scrawls, and very rarely containing any letters or words.
Second Edition of A Discovery Concerning Ghosts | George CruikshankA mere word, an unmeaning sound that fixes no impression on the mind.
The Sorrows of Young Werther | J.W. von GoetheThe lazzi degenerated into unmeaning horse-play and buffooneries, which had nothing to do with the action of the piece.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the first | Count Carlo GozziWhy is a gentleman of property to be kept out in the cold by some O'Mullins because he will not mutter an unmeaning shibboleth?
The Prime Minister | Anthony Trollope
British Dictionary definitions for unmeaning
/ (ʌnˈmiːnɪŋ) /
having no meaning
showing no intelligence; vacant: an unmeaning face
Derived forms of unmeaning
- unmeaningly, adverb
- unmeaningness, noun
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