Meaningless vs Chatter - What's the difference?
meaningless | chatter |
Lacking meaning.
Insignificant; not worthy of importance.
*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk
the sound of talking
the sound made by a magpie
an intermittent noise, as from vibration
in national security, the degree of communication between suspect groups and individuals, used to gauge the degree of expected terrorist activity.
To talk idly.
* Shakespeare
Of teeth, machinery, etc, to make a noise by rapid collisions.
To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct.
* Wordsworth
one who chats
(Internet) a user of chat rooms
* 2013 , Michael K. Sullivan, Sexual Minorities (page 148)
As an adjective meaningless
is lacking meaning.As a noun chatter is
talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.As a verb chatter is
to talk idly.meaningless
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Old soldiers?, passage=Whether modern, industrial man is less or more warlike than his hunter-gatherer ancestors is impossible to determine. The machine gun is so much more lethal than the bow and arrow that comparisons are meaningless .}}
Derived terms
* meaninglessnessSynonyms
* (not worthy of importance) negligible, trivialAntonyms
* (lacking meaning) meaningful * (not worthy of importance) significantchatter
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) , of imitative origin.Noun
(-)- Proper brake adjustment will help to reduce the chatter .
- The NSA is concerned about increased chatter between known terror groups.
Synonyms
* (sense) chattering, chatting, nattering * See alsoVerb
(en verb)- They knitted and chattered the whole time.
- To tame a shrew, and charm her chattering tongue.
- He was so cold that his teeth were chattering .
- The jaw makes answer, as the magpie chatters .
Synonyms
* (talk idly) chat, natter * (make a chattering noise) clatter, knock, pink (said of an engine )Etymology 2
Noun
(en noun)- During the chat sessions, two outreach team members would engage in a conversation about the topic chosen for that event in the main chat room and entice other chatters to join in.