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meaningless
Without meaning, importance, or sense; irrelevant or insignificant.
Im Vergleich zu den globalen Problemen erschien ihm sein eigenes Anliegen plötzlich bedeutungslos.
Compared with global problems, his own concern suddenly seemed meaningless to him.
The word is made up of the noun 'Bedeutung' (meaning), a linking -s, and the ending '-los' (-less). The ending '-los' always means 'without something', so something that is 'bedeutungslos' (meaningless) is literally 'without meaning'.
Ohne Kontext sind diese Zahlen völlig bedeutungslos.
Without context, these numbers are completely meaningless.
To intensify the statement, 'bedeutungslos' (meaningless) is often combined with adverbs such as 'völlig' (completely), 'gänzlich' (entirely), or 'vollkommen' (completely).
Seine Entschuldigung klang für sie vollkommen bedeutungslos.
His apology sounded completely meaningless to her.
To express for whom something has no meaning, you use the preposition 'für' (for) followed by a person in the accusative.
Für mich sind alte Statussymbole bedeutungslos.
For me, old status symbols are meaningless.
worthless
Both words can refer to a statement or action that carries no weight. Wertlos includes a negative assessment of its usefulness or substantive value, while bedeutungslos merely highlights its lack of relevance or importance. Use wertlos for a disparaging judgment and bedeutungslos when something has no impact.
Die kurze Verspätung war für die Familie bedeutungslos, weil der Zug ohnehin warten musste.
The short delay was insignificant to the family because the train had to wait anyway.
Seine Hilfe war für die Familie wertlos, weil sie kein einziges Problem löste.
His help was worthless to the family because it did not solve a single problem.
