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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English pointles, poynteles, poyntlees; equivalent to point + -less.
Pronunciation
Adjective
pointless (comparative more pointless, superlative most pointless)
- Having no point or sharp tip; terminating squarely or in a rounded end.
a pointless sword
a pointless knife
- 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
- Having no purpose; purposeless; unable to effect an aim.
Since the decision has already been made, further discussion seems pointless.
- (sports, games) Having no points
After four matches and four defeats, United remain pointless at the foot of the table.
- (mathematics) Without points.
a pointless topology
- (programming, derogatory) Point-free; employing the tacit programming paradigm.
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Translations
having no point or sharp tip
having no prominent or important feature
having no purpose
- Arabic: بدون جدوى
- Armenian: անիմաստ (hy) (animast)
- Belarusian: бессэнсо́ўны (bjessensóŭny), бязглу́зды (bjazhlúzdy)
- Bulgarian: безсми́слен (bg) (bezsmíslen)
- Dutch: zinloos (nl)
- Esperanto: sensenca, senkiala
- Finnish: turha (fi)
- French: inutile (fr), vain (fr)
- German: sinnlos (de), witzlos (de), zwecklos (de), unnütz (de)
- Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌺𐍃 (halks)
- Greek:
- Ancient: μάταιος (mátaios)
- Ingrian: turha
- Irish: fánach
- Latin: vānus
- Latvian: bezjēdzīgs
- Maori: mūhore, makihoi, maumau, moumou, kikokore, huhuakore, papakore
- Polish: bezsensowny (pl), bez sensu (pl), bezcelowy (pl)
- Portuguese: inútil (pt)
- Russian: бессмы́сленный (ru) (bessmýslennyj)
- Spanish: inútil (es), vano (es), innecesario (es)
- Swedish: poänglös (sv)
- Ukrainian: безглу́здий (uk) (bezhlúzdyj)
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Further reading
- “pointless”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “pointless”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.