adj.

1. Lacking meaning; senseless.
2. Ineffectual: pointless attempts to rescue the victims of the raging fire.

pointlessly point'less·ly adv.
pointlessness point'less·ness n.

adjective

1. Without aim, purpose, or intent: aimless, desultory, purposeless. See purpose/purposelessness.
2. Lacking rational direction or purpose: meaningless, mindless, purposeless, senseless. Idioms: without rhyme or reason. See purpose/purposelessness.

adj

Definition: ridiculous, senseless
Antonyms: beneficial, meaningful, pointed, profitable, sensible

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: not having a point especially a sharp point
  Synonym: unpointed
  Antonym: pointed (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
  Synonyms: otiose, superfluous, wasted

Meaning #3: lacking import
  Synonyms: purposeless, senseless

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uden spids, uden pointe, meningsløs, kedelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
zinloos, nutteloos, meningloos

Français (French)
adj. - inutile, absurde

Deutsch (German)
adj. - sinnlos, belanglos

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άσκοπος, μάταιος, (αθλοπ.) μηδέν-μηδέν, χωρίς τέρματα

Italiano (Italian)
inutile, senza senso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sem razão de ser, sem ponta

Русский (Russian)
бессмысленный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sin punta, insustancial, sin sentido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - meninglös, poänglös, fåfäng

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
不尖的, 不得要领的, 钝的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不尖的, 不得要領的, 鈍的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 무딘, 무의미한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 先のない, 鈍い, 迫力のない, 要領を得ない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) كليل, تافه, لا طائل تحته, غير منقط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חסר-טעם, מיותר, חסר-מובן, ללא נקודות, בתיקו אפס‬

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