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Synonyms for pointlessness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : point-lis |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɔɪnt lɪs |
Top 10 synonyms for pointlessness
Définition of pointlessness
Origin :- early 14c., "blunt," from point (n.) + -less. Meaning "of no effect, to no purpose" is from 1726. Related: Pointlessly; pointlessness.
- As in unavailingness : noun futility
- As in unprofitableness : noun futility
- As in uselessness : noun futility
- As in vainness : noun futility
- As in futility : noun uselessness
- Looked into the "Xenien," and amused ourselves with their pointlessness.
- Extract from : « George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3) » by George Eliot
- The pointlessness of loco is made clear enough by Wheeler's 'and he takes on strength from a place nearer to him'.
- Extract from : « The Last Poems of Ovid » by Ovid
- The talk was light word-play, such as depends upon the talker's own mood for its point or its pointlessness.
- Extract from : « Indian Summer » by William D. Howells
- I did not pursue the subject of Carrington's pointlessness nor proffer a plea for socialism.
- Extract from : « The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece » by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
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