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Princeton's WordNet

  1. inanity, senselessness, mindlessness, vacuity, pointlessnessnoun

    total lack of meaning or ideas

Wiktionary

  1. senselessnessnoun

    The state of being senseless.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Senselessnessnoun

    Folly; unreasonableness; absurdity; stupidity.

    Etymology: from senseless.

    The senselessness of the tradition of the crocodile’s moving his upper jaw, is plain from the articulation of the occiput with the neck, and the nether jaw with the upper. Nehemiah Grew.

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  1. senselessness

    Senselessness refers to a state or quality of being meaningless, pointless, or nonsensical. It is the lack of purpose, reason, or judgement. This term could be used to describe actions, conversations, or situations that seem to have no logical conclusion or purpose. It also indicates behavior that is considered foolish or not thought through carefully.

Wikidata

  1. Senselessness

    Senselessness is the English translation of the 2004 novel Insensatez, originally written in Spanish by Honduran writer Horacio Castellanos Moya. Senselessness was translated by Katherine Silver and published in 2008 by New Directions Publishers. The translation was short-listed for the 2009 Best Translated Book Award.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of senselessness in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of senselessness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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