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mean·ing·less
(mē′nĭng-lĭs)adj.
Having no meaning or significance.
mean′ing·less·ly adv.
mean′ing·less·ness n.
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meaningless
(ˈmiːnɪŋlɪs)adj
futile or empty of meaning
ˈmeaninglessly adv
ˈmeaninglessness n
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mean•ing•less
(ˈmi nɪŋ lɪs)adj.
lacking meaning; purposeless.
[1790–1800]
mean′ing•less•ly, adv.
mean′ing•less•ness, n.
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Adj. 1. meaningless - having no meaning or direction or purpose; "a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life"; "a verbose but meaningless explanation"
unimportant - not important; "a relatively unimportant feature of the system"; "the question seems unimportant"
purposeless - not evidencing any purpose or goal
unimportant, insignificant - devoid of importance, meaning, or force
meaningful - having a meaning or purpose; "a meaningful explanation"; "a meaningful discussion"; "a meaningful pause"
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meaningless
adjective
1. nonsensical, senseless, inconsequential, inane, insubstantial, wanky (taboo slang) I consider algebra meaningless nonsense.
nonsensical useful, valuable, worthwhile, consequential
nonsensical useful, valuable, worthwhile, consequential
2. pointless, empty, useless, hollow, vain, trivial, worthless, futile, trifling, insignificant, aimless, valueless, purposeless, nugatory They seek strong sensations to dull their sense of a meaningless existence.
pointless deep, significant, meaningful, purposeful
pointless deep, significant, meaningful, purposeful
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meaningless
adjectiveLacking rational direction or purpose:
Idiom: without rhyme or reason.
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Translations
بِدون مَعْنى، لا مَعْنى له
nesmyslný
meningsløs
merkingarlaus
nesmiseln
meaningless
[ˈmiːnɪŋlɪs] ADJ (gen) → sin sentidoin this situation it is meaningless → en esta situación no tiene sentido
to write "xybj" is meaningless → escribir "xybj" carece de sentido
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
meaningless
[ˈmiːnɪŋləs] adjCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
meaningless
adj
(semantically) word, symbol etc → ohne Bedeutung, bedeutungslos
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
meaningless
[ˈmiːnɪŋlɪs] adj → senza sensoyour remarks are quite meaningless → i tuoi commenti non vogliono dire niente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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(miːn) – past tense, past participle meant (ment) – verb1. to (intend to) express, show or indicate. `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that? bedoel يَعْني означавам querer dizer mínit; znamenat meinen betyde; mene σημαίνω, εννοώ querer decir tähendama معنی داشتن tarkoittaa vouloir dire לְהִתכַּווֵן इंगित करना misliti, značiti jelent vmit; ért vmin berarti merkja, þÿða; eiga við, meina significare, voler dire* 意味する 의미하다 reikšti, turėti galvoje nozīmēt bererti bedoelen, betekenen bety; mene znaczyć معنى querer dizer a însemna; a se referi (la) подразумевать; значить mieniť; znamenať pomeniti značiti betyda, mena หมายความว่า demek, anlamına gelmek 意指 означати, мати значення ظاہر کرنا nghĩa là 意指
2. to intend. I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day. is van plan يَعْني، يَقْصُد، يَنْوي възнамерявам tencionar zamýšlet beabsichtigen have til hensigt; være beregnet til σκοπεύω, προορίζω, είμαι αποφασισμένος να tener la intención, tener pensado kavatsema قصد داشتن aikoa avoir l'intention לְהִתכַּווֵן इरादा होना, चाहना kaniti, namjeravati szándékozik, akar bermaksud ætla (sér) intendere, avere l'intenzione di*; destinare 〜するつもりである 의도하다 ketinti, norėti, skirti gribēt; būt nodomājušam; būt domātam bermaksud van plan zijn, bestemmen ha i tankene, akte zamierzać قصد لرل tencionar a intenţiona; a-şi pune în gând намереваться; предназначать zamýšľať nameravati nameravati ha för avsikt, ämna ตั้งใจ niyeti olmak, niyet etmek 想要,針對 мати намір نیت رکھنا định 意欲,打算
ˈmeaning noun the sense in which a statement, action, word etc is (intended to be) understood. What is the meaning of this phrase?; What is the meaning of his behaviour? betekenis مَعْنى значение sentido význam, smysl die Bedeutung betydning; mening σημασία, έννοια, νόημα sentido, significado tähendus قصد tarkoitus sens משמעות मतलब namjera, značenje jelentés arti merking significato 意味 의미 reikšmė, prasmė nozīme, jēga maksud betekenis betydning; hensikt znaczenie قصد sentido sens значение význam pomen značenje betydelse, mening ความหมาย anlam, mana 意義 значення کسی لفظ کے معنی ý nghĩa 意义
adjective (of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message. The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late. betekenisvolle ذو مَغْزى многозначителен significativo významný bedeutsam sigende όλο σημασία significativo tähendusrikas معنی دار merkitsevä éloquent בַּעַל מַשמָעוּת विसर्पी značajan kifejező berarti þÿðingarmikill significativo, eloquente 意味ありげな 의미 심장한 reikšmingas zīmīgs, izteiksmīgs bermakna veelbetekenend megetsigende znaczący معنى لرل significativo elocvent многозначительный; выразительный významný pomenljiv značajan menande สิ่งที่ตั้งใจจะพูดหรือบอก anlamlı 意有所指的 багатозначний; значущий کچھ ظاہر کرنے کے انداز میں có ý nghĩa 有含意的
ˈmeaningful adjective (often used loosely) important in some way. a meaningful statement/relationship. betekenisvolle ذو معْنى، ذو أهَميَّه важен significativo mající význam, smysl bedeutungsvoll betydningsfuld σημαντικός, που έχει νόημα significativo tähendusrikas پرمعنی merkityksellinen significatif משמעותי अर्थपूर्ण smislen sokat mondó penting þÿðingarmikill, mikilvægur significativo 意味のある 의미 있는 reikšmingas, prasmingas svarīgs, nozīmīgs bermakna belangrijk betydningsfull; meningsfull, relevant znaczący, istotny ډك له معنى significativo semnificativ; important полный значения majúci význam pomemben značajan meningsfull, betydelsefull ซึ่งมีความหมาย anlamlı, manalı 有意義的 багатозначний اہم đầy ý nghĩa 富有意义的
ˈmeaningless adjective without meaning or reason; of no importance. meaningless chatter. betekenislose بِدون مَعْنى، لا مَعْنى له безсмислен sem sentido nesmyslný bedeutungslos meningsløs άσκοπος, που δεν έχει νόημα sin sentido mõttetu بی معنی merkityksetön dénué de sens חֲסַר מַשׁמָעוּת अर्थहीन beznačajan értelmetlen tak berarti merkingarlaus insignificante, senza senso 無意味な 무의미한 nereikšmingas, beprasmis nenozīmīgs tanpa maksud zinloos meningsløs; intetsigende, betydningsløs bez znaczenia بى معنى sem sentido fără sens бессмысленный nezmyselný nepomemben beznačajan meningslös, betydelselös ซึ่งไร้ความหมาย anlamsız 無意義的 безглуздий بے معنی vô nghĩa 无意义的
be meant to to be required or supposed; to have to. The child is meant to be asleep! is veronderstel om مَطلوب مِنْه، مُفْتَرَض أن предполага се dever být míněn, určen, považován; mít bestimmt sein zu burde; skulle υποτίθεται ότι suponer, deber, tener que peaks به نظررسیدن on tarkoitus olla être censé אָמוּר לִהיוֹת आवश्यक होना vjerojatno (elvben) ... kell harus vera talinn; eiga að vera dovere 〜しなければならない ...하기로 되어 있다 turėti būt domātam/paredzētam harus verondersteld worden burde, skulle mieć په نظر راتلل dever a trebui să должен был mieniť, zamýšľať biti namenjen trebalo bi det är meningen att ... มีความหมายต่อ zorunda olmak 必須做(某事) передбачатися متوقع ہونا cần 必须作(某事)
mean well to have good intentions. He meant well by what he said. het goeie bedoelings يَكون لَه قَصْدٌ جيِّد ، لَه نِيَّه حَسَنَه добронамерен съм ter boas intenções myslit to dobře wohlgesinnt sein mene det godt έχω καλές προθέσεις, κάνω κτ. καλοπροαίρετα tener buenas intenciones head mõtlema تصور خوبی داشتن tarkoittaa hyvää avoir de bonnes intentions בַּעַל כַּווָנוֹת טוֹבוֹת आशा के अनुरूप कहना, परन्तु सहायता न करना dobronamjerno jót akar beritikad baik vilja vel avere buone intenzioni 悪意はない 호의를 가지다 linkėti gera gribēt/vēlēt labu bermaksud baik iets goed bedoelen mene (noe) godt chcieć dobrze ښه تصور لرل ter boas intençOes a fi bine intenţionat иметь добрые намерения myslieť to dobre dobro misliti imati dobre namere mena väl ตั้งใจในทางที่ดี iyi niyetli olmak 出於善意 мати добрі наміри اچھی نیت ہونا có ý định tốt 怀有好意
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