🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

無意味

Pronunciation / Transliteration: muimi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Meaninglessness/ˈmiːnɪŋlɛs.nəs/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"会話の無意味さは皆を不満にさせた。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality or state of having no meaning or significance.

    "The meaninglessness of the conversation left everyone feeling unsatisfied."
  2. 2

    A situation or condition that lacks purpose or value.

    "In the face of such meaninglessness, he sought new goals to pursue."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'meaninglessness' is derived from the root 'meaning', which comes from Old English 'mǣnan', meaning 'to signify or intend'. The suffix '-less' indicates the absence of meaning, evolving through Middle English into its current form in Modern English.

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