Usage patterns 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 のは 無む 意い 味み だ it's pointless to ~
It's pointless to worry about something like that.
無む 意い 味み な 〈 事こと 〉 a meaningless/pointless (thing, argument, act)
Let's stop this pointless argument.
〈 事こと 〉 が 無む 意い 味み になる for something to become meaningless
Because of him, our efforts became meaningless.
Kanji 無 nothingness, none, ain't Related words· 7 無駄 stresses that something is wasteful or futile, while 無意味 focuses on the absence of meaning or purpose itself.
くだらない is a casual i-adjective for something trivial or worthless, while 無意味 is a more neutral, formal term for lacking meaning.
空虚 describes an emptiness or hollowness (often emotional), while 無意味 more directly says something has no point or purpose.
無意味 is a neutral, common word for 'meaningless', while ナンセンス carries a slightly more mocking, borrowed-word flavor when calling something absurd.
Show 3 more Show fewer 無意味 means broadly 'meaningless', whereas 空疎 more narrowly implies that something has form or words but no real content.
無意味 means something is meaningless or nonsensical in itself, while 無益 means it simply fails to produce any gain or benefit.
無意味 means 'meaningless' or 'pointless' in a more logical/abstract sense, whereas つまらない can also express mere disappointment or dullness.
Opposites 有意義 describes something meaningful or worthwhile, the direct opposite of 無意味 's sense of being pointless.
無意味 means 'meaningless' or 'pointless', the direct opposite of 意義深い 's sense of deep significance.
Etymology Compound of 無 (mu, 'without') and 意味 (imi, 'meaning'). The reading is the standard on'yomi for both characters.
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