She considered it pointless to plan in too much detail.
This renders the project pointless.
The whole discussion was utterly pointless.
The film is entertaining but ultimately pointless.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
Pointless — Point less, a. Having no point; blunt; wanting keenness; obtuse; as, a pointless sword; a pointless remark. [1913 Webster] Syn: Blunt; obtuse, dull; stupid. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pointless — index immaterial, inapposite, insipid, null (insignificant), pedestrian, unavailing, unreasonable … Law dictionary
pointless — (adj.) early 14c., blunt, from POINT (Cf. point) (n.) + LESS (Cf. less). Meaning of no effect, to no purpose is from 1726. Related: Pointlessly; pointlessness … Etymology dictionary
pointless — [adj] ridiculous, senseless absurd, aimless, around in circles*, fruitless, futile, going nowhere*, impotent, inane, inconsequential, ineffective, ineffectual, insignificant, in vicious circle*, irrelevant, meaningless, needle in haystack*,… … New thesaurus
pointless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having little or no sense or purpose. DERIVATIVES pointlessly adverb pointlessness noun … English terms dictionary
pointless — [point′lis] adj. 1. without a point 2. without meaning, relevance, or force; senseless; inane pointlessly adv. pointlessness n … English World dictionary
pointless — adjective 1 without any purpose or meaning: a pointless waste of money | Life just seemed so pointless. 2 not likely to have any useful result: a pointless quarrel | it is pointless to do sth: I think it would be pointless to discuss this issue… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pointless — point|less [ˈpɔıntləs] adj worthless or not likely to have any useful result ▪ Life just seemed pointless to me. ▪ a pointless quarrel it is pointless doing sth ▪ It s pointless telling her to clean her room she ll never do it. it is pointless to … Dictionary of contemporary English
pointless — adj. pointless to + inf. (it s pointless to continue the discussion) * * * [ pɔɪntlɪs] pointless to + inf. (it s pointless to continue the discussion) … Combinatory dictionary
pointless — point|less [ pɔıntləs ] adjective lacking any purpose or use: These forms are just pointless paperwork. It s pointless just waiting here he s obviously not coming. It would be pointless to try and stop him. a. a pointless exercise a waste of time … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
