meaninglessness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈminɪŋlɪsnɪs/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English meaningless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English meaninglessness From meaningless + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state of lacking meaning; the quality of being meaningless.
Near-synonyms: pointlessness, purposelessness, uselessness
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(countable, usually) Anything that is meaningless.
all the little meaninglessnesses of human existence
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| meaninglessnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Synonyms
uselessness · pointlessness · purposelessness
Translations (19)
de Sinnlosigkeit (state of lacking meaning) · pl bezsensowność (state of lacking meaning) · sv meningslöshet (state of lacking meaning) · fi merkityksettömyys (state of lacking meaning) · es sinsentido (state of lacking meaning) · nl zinloosheid (state of lacking meaning) · de Bedeutungslosigkeit (state of lacking meaning) · lv bezjēdzība (state of lacking meaning) · kmr bêwatetî (state of lacking meaning) · fr absurdité (state of lacking meaning) · nb meningsløshet (state of lacking meaning) · ja 無意味 (state of lacking meaning) · lv bezjēdzīgums (state of lacking meaning) · tr anlamsızlık (state of lacking meaning) · nn meiningsløyse (state of lacking meaning) · hu értelmetlenség (state of lacking meaning) · fr futilité (state of lacking meaning) · eo sensignifeco (state of lacking meaning) · tr manasızlık (state of lacking meaning)