unmeaning
- adjective
- /ʌnˈmiːnɪŋ/
She flew high, headlong, fast up into the sky, where the light was growing and a white wind had erased the unmeaning stars.
- She flew high, headlong, fast up into the sky, where the light was growing and a white wind had erased the unmeaning stars.
Examples
-
The fault was ours, for we ourselves created it, although in ignorance, unmeaning to, and supposing what we created was its very opposite.
Fiction book (2002) -
She flew high, headlong, fast up into the sky, where the light was growing and a white wind had erased the unmeaning stars.
-
The lecture was so convoluted that much of it felt unmeaning to the students.
-
He gave an unmeaning response to the question, leaving everyone confused about his point.
-
The poem had beautiful words but ultimately came across as unmeaning and difficult to understand.
Synonyms
Having no meaning, value, or purpose
Antonyms
How Meaningful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unmeaning is formed from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and meaning, from mean meaning 'to have sense'. So, unmeaning means 'not having meaning' or 'meaningless', which is why an unmeaning gesture feels empty rather than sincere.