pointless meaning and definition

POINTLESS adjective

Definition of pointless (adjective)

1. not having a point especially a sharp point
   • "my pencils are all pointless"
   • synonyms: unpointed
   • antonym: pointed
2. serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
   • "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence"
   • synonyms: otiose, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wasted