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meaninglessness

noun

  1. absence of meaning/purpose
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Pronunciation: /ˈminɪŋlɪsnɪs/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English meaningless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English meaninglessness From meaningless + -ness.

  1. The state of lacking meaning; the quality of being meaningless.

    Near-synonyms: pointlessness, purposelessness, uselessness

  2. Anything that is meaningless.

    all the little meaninglessnesses of human existence