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Antonyms for meaningless

Grammar : Adj
Spell : mee-ning-lis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmi nɪŋ lɪs


Definition of meaningless

Origin :
  • 1730, from meaning + -less. Related: Meaninglessly; meaninglessness.
  • adj without use, value, worth
Example sentences :
  • I need not tell you that to me reformations in morals are as meaningless and vulgar as Reformations in theology.
  • Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde
  • The metaphor might be meaningless; but it struck him it was strong.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 2, April 9, 1870 » by Various
  • The sobriquet had hitherto been a mere shadow, a meaningless thing, to me.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • The figures of the Light-year dials were meaningless to his comprehension.
  • Extract from : « The World Beyond » by Raymond King Cummings
  • He had no mind to spend the day at her fireside in pleasant, meaningless talk.
  • Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
  • The nearness to the surface was meaningless; it only tantalized.
  • Extract from : « The Moon is Green » by Fritz Reuter Leiber
  • If the evolution in the status of woman does not point to the franchise it is meaningless.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • He ceased abruptly and looked at his guests with a meaningless stare.
  • Extract from : « Almayer's Folly » by Joseph Conrad
  • Life was just as miserable, as empty, as meaningless, as before.
  • Extract from : « The Soul of a People » by H. Fielding
  • Taken by itself, it was a meaningless sentence; but it satisfied him.
  • Extract from : « A Woman for Mayor » by Helen M. Winslow

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