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English Dictionary: meaningless by the DICT Development Group
2 results for meaningless
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
meaningless
adj
  1. having no meaning or direction or purpose; "a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life"; "a verbose but meaningless explanation"
    Synonym(s): meaningless, nonmeaningful
    Antonym(s): meaningful
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Meaning \Mean"ing\, n.
      1. That which is meant or intended; intent; purpose; aim;
            object; as, a mischievous meaning was apparent.
  
                     If there be any good meaning towards you. --Shak.
  
      2. That which is signified, whether by act lanquage;
            signification; sence; import; as, the meaning of a hint.
  
      3. Sense; power of thinking. [R.] -- {Mean"ing*less}, a. --
            {Mean"ing*ly}, adv.
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