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nonmeaningful

nonmeaningful

7.6
Not useful or important
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈmiːnɪŋfəl/
translation icon : sin significado
  • Rather, the results from tests that require nonmeaningful material may not correlate with tests for language.

Examples

  • Her reply was nonmeaningful, leaving everyone confused about her true thoughts.

  • Many think that his artwork is nonmeaningful because it lacks clear themes.

  • The professor dismissed the student's nonmeaningful comments during the discussion.

Synonyms

worthless
vsnonmeaningful
298 3.0

Has no value or use

extends that absence to include meaning and significance
meaningless
vsnonmeaningful
226 5.1

Having no meaning, value, or purpose

is the same idea but framed in the key's stated form
pointless
vsnonmeaningful
157 3.5

Not doing anything useful

adds that it also lacks meaning and significance generally
no-good
vsnonmeaningful
  • Informal
88 5.6

Bad or worthless and often causing trouble

emphasizes missing meaning and significance beyond mere usefulness
inconsequential
vsnonmeaningful
29 7.7

Not important and not likely to make a difference

adds absence of meaning and value beyond mere unimportance
immaterial
vsnonmeaningful
19 7.2

Not important or relevant to a situation

is broader, covering overall lack of meaning, value, or purpose
vacuous
vsnonmeaningful
  • Formal
5 8.1

Having no real meaning or importance

focuses more generally on lack of meaning, purpose, or value
valueless
vsnonmeaningful
5 3.6

Not worth anything or useful

includes lack of meaning and purpose as well as lack of worth
purposeless
vsnonmeaningful
4 5.3

Not done for any clear reason or useful result

broadened to cover lack of meaning and overall value as well
no-count
vsnonmeaningful
  • Offensive
1 8.9

A person or thing that others see as worthless

is a broader label for lacking meaning, not only worth
unmeaning
vsnonmeaningful
9.5

Showing no real feeling or purpose

stresses absence of both meaning and broader value or purpose
contentless
vsnonmeaningful
  • Specialized
7.5

A word with little real meaning that mainly helps grammar

applies more broadly to lacking meaning, not only grammatical items
nonsubstantive
vsnonmeaningful
7.0

Not important and does not affect the main point

covers lack of meaning or value beyond just argument significance
nonsubstantial
vsnonmeaningful
7.0

Not solid, strong, or important

includes lack of meaning but also covers purpose and value absence
inconsequent
vsnonmeaningful
9.1

Not important or serious compared with other things

emphasizes missing meaning or purpose as well as low worth
unmomentous
vsnonmeaningful
6.8

Not important and having little effect on events

focuses on lack of meaning or value rather than consequence only
matterless
vsnonmeaningful
7.9

Not important or worth worrying about

adds that the thing also lacks purpose or wider value
nonpurposive
vsnonmeaningful
8.8

Not done with a clear aim or useful reason

is wider, covering lack of meaning, value, or significance too

Antonyms

327 3.3

Something that has a clear purpose or that is important

How Meaningful

significant
2.5
meaningful
327 3.3
nonmeaningful
7.6

Surface Forms

nonmeaningful positive

Morphology

nonmeaningful = meaningful (transparent) = non + mean + ing + ful

This is a straightforward negation of 'meaningful' by the prefix 'non-'.

Etymology

Nonmeaningful is made from the negative non- meaning 'not' and meaningful meaning 'having meaning' or 'purpose'. So, nonmeaningful simply means 'not having meaning' or 'without real purpose'.