contentless
1
7.0
- adjective
- /kənˈtɛntləs/
:
sin sustancia
- Many viewers found the show to be contentless and uninteresting, lacking any real depth.
To the question What is true, good, and true, it again gave for answer the contentless thought.
- To the question What is true, good, and true, it again gave for answer the contentless thought.
Examples
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This article is about as contentless as one can imagine.
Blog text (4) -
But freshman composition is itself ambiguous: a contentless course, a perpetual prerequisite that promises students who master its skills entree into the discourse, but does not itself tender the invitation.
Academic text (1998) -
We are a long way from the contentless farm-family dialogue, which had no meaning other than to teach the names of a few farm animals.
Academic text (2000) -
Romney's responses, meanwhile, are seen by some insiders as being excessively meek and contentless.
Blog text (2) -
The report was dismissed as contentless since it failed to provide any useful insights.
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After reviewing the presentation, the committee concluded that it was contentless and did not address the key issues.
Synonyms
351
3.7
Feeling like you have no feelings inside
298
3.0
Has no value or use
226
5.1
Having no meaning, value, or purpose
11
5.3
Having no useful ideas or emotion
5
8.1
Having no real meaning or importance
1
7.5
Not having real importance or value
Giving few useful details that help people decide
Ideas or statements that are mostly nonsense and have little worth
Something that contains a lot of nonsense and useless information
Antonyms
How Meaningful
- Formal
88
6.3
327
3.3
94
3.5
94
5.6
1
7.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Contentless comes from content and -less. Because content means what is 'held' inside and -less means 'without', something 'contentless' has no real 'substance' or useful information, so we use it for things that feel empty of meaning.