Meaning

6 senses
  1. Having no point or sharp tip; terminating squarely or in a rounded end.

    a pointless sword

    a pointless knife

    stumpf

    тупойtupój

    not having a point especially a sharp point

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

    a pointless remark

    The sequel to the film was even more pointless than the original

    gegenstandslos, irrelevant

    бессмы́сленныйbessmýslennyj

    безглу́здийbezhlúzdyj

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

    Since the decision has already been made, further discussion seems pointless.

    sinnlos, witzlos, zwecklos

    бессмы́сленныйbessmýslennyj, бесцельныйbescél’nyj

    безглу́здийbezhlúzdyj

    serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

  4. Having no points

    After four matches and four defeats, United remain pointless at the foot of the table.

    having no points scores

  5. Without points.

    a pointless topology

  6. (derogatory)Point-free; employing the tacit programming paradigm.

Examples

76 sentences
  1. We realized that it was pointless.

    Ми зрозуміло, що це все без сенсу.

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  2. Life without love is just totally pointless.

    Життя без любові не має сенсу.

    ruЖизнь без любви не имеет вообще никакого смысла.

    deEin Leben ohne Liebe hat überhaupt keinen Sinn.

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  3. We realized it was pointless.

    Ми зрозуміло, що це все без сенсу.

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  4. I told you it wasn't pointless.

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  5. It's pointless to talk to Tom.

    deEs hat keinen Sinn, mit Tom zu sprechen.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
having no prominent or important feature:
Русский
By meaning 3
having no point or sharp tip:
having no prominent or important feature:
having no purpose:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
having no point or sharp tip:
having no prominent or important feature:
having no purpose:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

more pointless, most pointless
Comparativemore pointless Lesson
Superlativemost pointless Lesson

regular

Synonyms

16 synonyms
having no point or tip:dullB1bluntobtuse
Close in meaning

Antonyms

5 antonyms
not sharp:pointedsharpB1

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
pointless — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto