C1adjectivephilosophylanguage
US/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.ləs/
UK/ˈmiː.nɪŋ.ləs/
having no clear meaning or purpose; not important or useful
In context
Without any context, these statistics are almost meaningless to readers.
Learning lists of words by heart can feel meaningless to children.
Some philosophers asked whether life is meaningless without religion.
Words that go with meaningless
adverb + adjective
- completely meaninglessThe results were completely meaningless because the sample was too small.
- almost meaninglessThe word has been used so often that it is almost meaningless.
- largely meaninglessWithout a control group, the findings are largely meaningless.
adjective + preposition
- meaningless toTechnical terms are meaningless to most ordinary readers.
adjective + noun
- meaningless wordsPolitical speeches are often full of meaningless words.