unmeaning
pronunciation
How to pronounce unmeaning in British English:
UK [ʌn'mi:nɪŋ]
How to pronounce unmeaning in American English:
US [ʌn'minɪŋ]
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- Adjective:
- signifying nothing
Word Origin
- unmeaning (adj.)
- "having no signification," 1709, from un- (1) "not" + present participle of mean (v.).
Antonym
Example
- 1. To the blind pen the hand that writes is unreal , its writing unmeaning .
- 2. To the blind pen , the hand that writes is unreal , its writing unmeaning .
- 3. Of its unmeaning character , too , I was entirely persuaded , yet that did not banish it .
- 4. Compliment may be a sincere expression of due respect and esteem , or it may be unmeaning ; flattery is apt to become gross ; adulation is always servile , and usually fulsome .
- 5. We are accustomed to only paying attention to the " meaningful " , but often neglecting the " unmeaning " absurdity , which can be closer to truth .