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Pointless vs Meaningless - What's the difference?

pointless | meaningless |

As adjectives the difference between pointless and meaningless

is that pointless is having no point or sharp tip; terminating squarely or in a rounded end while meaningless is lacking meaning.

pointless

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having no point or sharp tip; terminating squarely or in a rounded end.
    • a pointless sword
    a pointless knife
  • Having no prominent or important feature, as of an argument, discourse, etc.
    • a pointless remark
    The sequel to the film was even more pointless than the original
  • Having no purpose; purposeless; unable to effect an aim.
    • '' Since the decision has already been made, further discussion seems pointless .
  • (mathematics) Without points.
    • a pointless topology

    Synonyms

    * (having no point or tip) blunt, dull, obtuse * (having no purpose) needless, purposeless, redundant, superfluous * (l)

    Antonyms

    * (not sharp) pointed, sharp * (having no purpose) useful, pointful

    Derived terms

    * pointlessly * pointlessness

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    meaningless

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Lacking meaning.
  • Insignificant; not worthy of importance.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= 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

    * meaninglessness

    Synonyms

    * (not worthy of importance) negligible, trivial

    Antonyms

    * (lacking meaning) meaningful * (not worthy of importance) significant