not having a point especially a sharp point; "my pencils are all pointless"
Used in a Sentence
pointless
How to use pointless in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for pointless.
Editorial note
Which is to say, it's a pointless question.
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Quick take
not having a point especially a sharp point; "my pencils are all pointless"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of pointless gathered in one view.
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for pointless.
adjective
not having a point especially a sharp point; "my pencils are all pointless"
See also: unpointed
adjective
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence"
See also: otiose, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wasted
Example sentences
Which is to say, it's a pointless question.
This seems to result in a large number of cases where the visual experience is pointless.
It's funny... doing all this 'hacking' to create profiles with awesome match %'s... is pretty pointless.
Or can we just agree, that this kind of generalization is silly and pointless?
Quote-based syntax doubles annoyance of this pointless task.
These generally get reverted to some meaningless title which then prompts a lot of pointless discussion about the title change.
If only they understand a little SQL and why its exists they can save themselves all that pointless complexity they get into.
Likewise, the iPad was being written-off by Ballmer as a pointless device with no appreciable market.
On this blog there are 11 "share this" buttons, a huge pointless banner of mostly black space, and half a page worthwhile of text is followed by 5 pages of black space to allow for all the sidebar links.
I hate that heavy, dangerous, gas-guzzling honda civic with an over-sensitive brake pedal and enormous, completely pointless blind spots over both shoulders.
Just looking at where things went each month had a huge impact... I started buying less pointless stuff ,and cut out whole swaths of things that I didn't need, and conversely, started eating out more, because I realized it was relatively cheap.
And because of the stupid blue "like" button this article rails against, these hopeful businesses can do that without paying for pointless terribly-performing ads in major newspapers or on radio stations, and can have actual conversations with their customers.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use pointless in a sentence?
Which is to say, it's a pointless question.
What does pointless mean?
not having a point especially a sharp point; "my pencils are all pointless"
What part of speech is pointless?
pointless is commonly used as adjective.