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zwecklos — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • futile adjective Producing no useful result; pointless or doomed to fail.
  • inane adjective Silly, pointless, or lacking any real substance — often to an annoying degree.
  • otiose adj Having no effect.
  • pointless adj Having no useful purpose; not worth doing.

Senses

zwecklos is used for these senses in English:

  • futile Incapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.
  • inane Purposeless; pointless.
  • otiose Having no reason for being (raison d’être); having no point, reason, or purpose.

Related German words