-
1 pointlessness
-
2 pointlessness point·less·ness n
['pɔɪntlɪsnɪs](gen) inutilità, futilità, (of crime) gratuitàEnglish-Italian dictionary > pointlessness point·less·ness n
-
3 pointless
['pɔɪntlɪs]it's pointless to do, for me to do — non serve a niente fare, che io faccia
* * *adjective (having no meaning or purpose: a pointless journey.) inutile* * *pointless /ˈpɔɪntləs/a.1 senza punta; spuntato; ottusopointlessly avv. pointlessness n. [u].* * *['pɔɪntlɪs]it's pointless to do, for me to do — non serve a niente fare, che io faccia
-
4 vanity
['vænətɪ]nome vanità f.* * *['vænəti]1) (excessive admiration of oneself; conceit: Vanity is her chief fault.) vanità2) (worthlessness or pointlessness: the vanity of human ambition.) vanità* * *vanity /ˈvænətɪ/n.1 [uc] vanità; vanagloria: His admiration flattered her vanity, la sua ammirazione lusingava la sua vanità2 vanità; futilità: the vanity of glory, la vanità della gloria; All is vanity, tutto è vanità; the vanities of this world, le vanità di questo mondo● vanity bag (o vanity case), borsetta da donna per il trucco; beauty case □ (autom.) vanity mirror, specchietto di cortesia □ (autom. USA) vanity plate, targa personalizzata ( a pagamento, per avere lettere e numeri di proprio gradimento) □ ( editoria) vanity press, editoria a pagamento □ ( editoria) vanity publisher, casa editrice che pubblica opere dietro pagamento da parte dell'autore □ vanity set, (tavolino da) toilette con sgabello □ (fam. USA) vanity surgery, chirurgia estetica □ vanity top, piano ( in marmo, ecc.) di toilette; (edil.) lavandino incassato □ vanity unit, mobiletto ( di formica, ecc.) con lavandino incorporato.* * *['vænətɪ]nome vanità f.
См. также в других словарях:
pointlessness — index immateriality Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pointlessness — noun The lack of meaning, purpose, or ideas; the characteristic or condition of being pointless. The pointlessness of the discussion only compounded her boredom … Wiktionary
pointlessness — pointless ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having little or no sense or purpose. DERIVATIVES pointlessly adverb pointlessness noun … English terms dictionary
pointlessness — noun see pointless … New Collegiate Dictionary
pointlessness — See pointlessly. * * * … Universalium
pointlessness — Synonyms and related words: absurdity, aimlessness, aridity, barrenness, bloodlessness, bootlessness, characterlessness, colorlessness, deadness, dismalness, dragginess, dreariness, dryness, dullness, dustiness, effeteness, emptiness, etiolation … Moby Thesaurus
pointlessness — pɔɪntlɪsnɪs n. uselessness, futility, state of being ineffective … English contemporary dictionary
pointlessness — point·less·ness … English syllables
pointlessness — noun total lack of meaning or ideas • Syn: ↑inanity, ↑senselessness, ↑mindlessness, ↑vacuity • Derivationally related forms: ↑pointless, ↑vacuous (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
futility — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. uselessness, ineffectiveness, fruitlessness, falseness, hollowness, triviality, frivolity, idleness, vanity, emptiness, hopelessness, worthlessness, labor in vain, lost trouble, unprofitableness, purposelessness,… … English dictionary for students
pointless — [[t]pɔ͟ɪntləs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ (disapproval) If you say that something is pointless, you are criticizing it because it has no sense or purpose. Violence is always pointless... Without an audience the performance is pointless.… … English dictionary
