pointless

CEFRB2

/ˈpɔɪntləs/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Having no purpose, use, or good result.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Having no prominent or important feature, as of an argument, discourse, etc.

Examples

  • Don't bother your parents with such a pointless thing.

  • Life without love is just totally pointless.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Having no purpose; purposeless; unable to effect an aim.

  2. Having no point or sharp tip; terminating squarely or in a rounded end.

  3. Having no points

More examples

In context

  • a pointless knife

  • a pointless remark

  • a pointless sword

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Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

After he forgot to record the data, the scientist's entire experiment became utterly blank.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English pointles, poynteles, poyntlees. By surface analysis, point + -less.