pointless Syllabification: (point·less)Pronunciation: /ˈpointlis/Translate pointless | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of pointless adjective 1having little or no sense, use, or purpose:speculating like this is a pointless exercise [with infinitive]:it’s pointless to plan too far ahead 2(of a contest or competitor) without a point scored. Derivatives pointlessly adverb pointlessness noun pointless in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of pointless in the British & World English dictionary