pointless in English dictionary

  • pointless

    Meanings and definitions of "pointless"

    • Having no point or sharp tip; terminating squarely or in a rounded end.
    • Having no prominent or important feature, as of an argument, discourse, etc.
    • Having no purpose; purposeless; unable to effect an aim.
    • (mathematics) Without points.
    • adjective
      Having no point or sharp tip; terminating squarely or in a rounded end.
    • adjective
      Having no prominent or important feature, as of an argument, discourse, etc.
    • adjective
      Having no purpose; purposeless; unable to effect an aim.
    • adjective
      (mathematics)
      Without points.
    • having no point or sharp tip
    • having no purpose
    • Relating to an argument, senseless or without defined meaning.
    • waste of time and effort
    • adjective
      having no points scores; "a scoreless inning"
    • adjective
      not having a point especially a sharp point; "my pencils are all pointless"
    • adjective
      serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence"

    Synonyms of "pointless" in English dictionary

    blunt, meaningless, wasted are the top synonyms of "pointless" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "pointless" in English dictionary

    pointed is the antonym of "pointless" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of pointless

    • pointless ( comparative more pointless, superlative most pointless)
    • pointless (comparative more pointless, superlative most pointless)
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