- pointless adj
- A professor without a pointer may find that his lecture is pointless.
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pointless adj
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pointless — (adj.) early 14c., blunt, from POINT (Cf. point) (n.) + LESS (Cf. less). Meaning of no effect, to no purpose is from 1726. Related: Pointlessly; pointlessness … Etymology dictionary
pointless — [adj] ridiculous, senseless absurd, aimless, around in circles*, fruitless, futile, going nowhere*, impotent, inane, inconsequential, ineffective, ineffectual, insignificant, in vicious circle*, irrelevant, meaningless, needle in haystack*,… … New thesaurus
pointless — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ▪ consider sth, find sth, think sth ▪ She considered it pointless to plan in too much detail … Collocations dictionary
pointless — adj. pointless to + inf. (it s pointless to continue the discussion) * * * [ pɔɪntlɪs] pointless to + inf. (it s pointless to continue the discussion) … Combinatory dictionary
pointless — [point′lis] adj. 1. without a point 2. without meaning, relevance, or force; senseless; inane pointlessly adv. pointlessness n … English World dictionary
pointless — adj 1. blunt, dull, unsharp, unsharp ened; unedged, edgeless, rounded, worn down, obtuse, unpointed, Naut. bluff. 2. meaningless, purposeless, hollow, empty, vain; inane, worthless, senseless, without rhyme or reason; unreasonable, irrational,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
pointless — adj. 1 without a point. 2 lacking force, purpose, or meaning. 3 (in games) without a point scored. Derivatives: pointlessly adv. pointlessness n … Useful english dictionary
pointless — [[t]pɔ͟ɪntləs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ (disapproval) If you say that something is pointless, you are criticizing it because it has no sense or purpose. Violence is always pointless... Without an audience the performance is pointless.… … English dictionary
pointless — point|less [ˈpɔıntləs] adj worthless or not likely to have any useful result ▪ Life just seemed pointless to me. ▪ a pointless quarrel it is pointless doing sth ▪ It s pointless telling her to clean her room she ll never do it. it is pointless to … Dictionary of contemporary English
pointless — pointlessly, adv. pointlessness, n. /poynt lis/, adj. 1. without a point: a pointless pen. 2. blunt, as an instrument. 3. without force, meaning, or relevance: a pointless remark. 4. without a point scored, as in a game: a pointless inning. [1300 … Universalium
