1. the quality or state of having no purpose, meaning, or useful result

Examples

• The pointlessness of the meeting frustrated everyone involved.
• She questioned the pointlessness of studying subjects she would never use.
• The pointlessness of arguing with him became clear after hours of debate.
• Many people struggle with feelings of pointlessness in their daily routines.
• The pointlessness of the exercise was obvious to all the students.
• He couldn’t shake the sense of pointlessness that had settled over his work.