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German
Etymology
Zweck (“purpose, intention”) + -los (“-less”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtsvɛkˌloːs/
- Hyphenation: zweck‧los
- Rhymes: -oːs
Adjective
zwecklos (strong nominative masculine singular zweckloser, comparative zweckloser, superlative am zwecklosesten)
- useless, futile
- Antonym: zweckmäßig
Declension
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Further reading
- “zwecklos” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “zwecklos” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “zwecklos” in Duden online