pointlessness
noun
pointlessness is spelled P-O-I-N-T-L-E-S-S-N-E-S-S: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pointlessness means “The lack of meaning, purpose, or ideas; the characteristic or condition of being pointless” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pointlessness is pointlessnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in pointlessness?
| Letters | 13: P-O-I-N-T-L-E-S-S-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pointlessness?
Pointlessness appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce pointlessness?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-pointlessness.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pointlessness
- pointlessnesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pointlessness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The lack of meaning, purpose, or ideas; the characteristic or condition of being pointless.
Near-synonyms: purposelessness, meaninglessness, uselessness
- 2
The quality of not mentioning points.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pointlessness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lack of purpose:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | despropósito |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does pointlessness come from?
From pointless + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).