unmeaning

[ uhn-mee-ning ]

/ ʌnˈmi nɪŋ /

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adjective

not meaning anything; devoid of intelligence, sense, or significance, as words or actions; pointless; empty.

expressionless, vacant, or unintelligent, as the face; insipid.

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Origin of unmeaning

First recorded in 1695–1705; un-¹ + meaning

OTHER WORDS FROM unmeaning

un·mean·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby unmeaning

unmannerly, unmarked, unmarried, unmask, unmatched, unmeaning, unmeaningful, unmeant, unmeasured, unmeet, unmemorable

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How to use unmeaning in a sentence

The girl unclosed her eyes, sat up, and gazed upon him with a vague unmeaning stare.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
The "spirit writing" consists of unmeaning, unintelligible scribbling scrawls, and very rarely containing any letters or words.
Second Edition of A Discovery Concerning Ghosts|George Cruikshank
A mere word, an unmeaning sound that fixes no impression on the mind.
The Sorrows of Young Werther|J.W. von Goethe
The lazzi degenerated into unmeaning horse-play and buffooneries, which had nothing to do with the action of the piece.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the first|Count Carlo Gozzi

Why is a gentleman of property to be kept out in the cold by some O'Mullins because he will not mutter an unmeaning shibboleth?
The Prime Minister|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for unmeaning

unmeaning

/ (ʌnˈmiːnɪŋ) /

adjective

having no meaning

showing no intelligence; vacantan unmeaning face

Derived forms of unmeaning

unmeaningly, adverbunmeaningness, noun

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Origin of unmeaning

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