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# pointless

adjective (pointless); adverb pointlessly; noun pointlessness

«pointless» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Pointless means having no purpose or use. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pointless/#m1)
2. In a game or test, pointless can mean scoring no points. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pointless/#m2)

### In the lessons

People say «It's pointless» when an action will not help or change anything. In stories it can show that a character has given up or that a fight is senseless. In maths and games, a pointless team has 0 points. Phrases: it's pointless to …, a pointless argument, completely pointless.

### Examples

- It's pointless arguing with my brother; he never listens. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pointless/#x1)
- Shouting at the rain is pointless. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pointless/#x2)
- The meeting felt long and pointless. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pointless/#x3)
- Our team was pointless after the first round. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pointless/#x4)
- It's pointless to water the garden when it's raining. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pointless/#x5)
- Without a plan, the trip seemed pointless. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pointless/#x6)

### Note

-less means «without», so pointless = without a point (purpose). In a scoring game «pointless» means 0 points. «Pointless» is about having no purpose; do not confuse it with «blunt» (a pencil without a sharp point).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pointless» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pointless/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pointless» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pointless.html) on Mova free.