pointless

[US]/ˈpɔɪntləs/
[UK]/ˈpɔɪntləs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. without purpose or use; having no result
adv. in a way that is meaningless or futile
n. the state of being meaningless or hollow

Example Sentences

a nugatory and pointless observation.

speculating like this is a pointless exercise.

In the end it proved a pointless exercise.

a pointless dispute over niggling details.

dissipating their energies in pointless argument;

She considered it pointless to plan in too much detail.

The host bored his guests with a long and pointless anecdote.

pointless attempts to rescue the victims of the raging fire.

He asked them all kinds of pointless questions, stalling for time.

We don't know all the circumstances, so it would be pointless to speculate.

DISCARDABLE tells the system it may swap the resource memory to disk when it's not being used in order to conserve system resources (essentially pointless).

Real-world Examples

Why is everything here completely pointless?

Source: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Why would anyone do something as pointless as beating a dead animal?

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

I think that confidence on its own is completely and utterly pointless.

Source: The Life Philosophy of Stars (Bilingual Selection)

I have some puns about broken pencils, I could tell, but they're pointless.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Probably because everything is pointless and meaningless.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

Today we talk about pointless, useless actions.

Source: VOA Special September 2022 Collection

This was pointless, Jon thought. Pointless, fruitless, hopeless. " Thank you for your counsel, my lords" .

Source: A Dance with Dragons: The Song of Ice and Fire (Bilingual Chinese-English)

It seemed pointless but I think that's a shame!

Source: Emma's delicious English

And in the future AI will make jobs kind of pointless.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

Sometimes everything just feels completely pointless.

Source: Daily English Listening | Bilingual Intensive Reading

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