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• mean´ing|less|ly — mean|ing|less «MEE nihng lihs», adjective. without meaning; not making sense; not significant: »Words such as “purpose” are…scientifically meaningless (Science News). SYNONYM(S): senseless, insignificant. –mean´ing|less|ly, adverb.… …   Useful english dictionary

• mean|ing|less — «MEE nihng lihs», adjective. without meaning; not making sense; not significant: »Words such as “purpose” are…scientifically meaningless (Science News). SYNONYM(S): senseless, insignificant. –mean´ing|less|ly, adverb. –mean´ing|less|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• mean´ing|less|ness — mean|ing|less «MEE nihng lihs», adjective. without meaning; not making sense; not significant: »Words such as “purpose” are…scientifically meaningless (Science News). SYNONYM(S): senseless, insignificant. –mean´ing|less|ly, adverb.… …   Useful english dictionary

• less — less·est; less·ness; let·ter·less; li·cense·less; lid·less; life·less; life·less·ly; life·less·ness; light·less; light·less·ness; limb·less; lime·less; lim·it·less; line·less; lint·less; lip·less; list·less; list·less·ly; list·less·ness;… …   English syllables

• ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… …   English syllables

• mean — be·mean; de·mean·or; mean; mean·ie; mean·ing·ful; mean·ing·ful·ly; mean·ing·ful·ness; mean·ing·less; mis·de·mean·ant; mis·de·mean·or; de·mean; mean·ing; mean·ly; mean·ness; mean·time; mean·while; mis·de·mean; mean·ing·less·ly; mean·ing·less·ness; …   English syllables

• '-ing' forms — ◊ GRAMMAR ing forms are also called present participles. Most ing forms are formed by adding ing to the base form of a verb, for example asking , eating , and passing . Sometimes there is a change in spelling, as in dying , making , and putting …   Useful english dictionary

• shrink´ing|ly — shrink1 «shrihngk», verb, shrank or shrunk, shrunk or shrunk|en, shrink|ing, noun. –v.i. 1. to draw back; re …   Useful english dictionary

• meet|ing — «MEE tihng», noun. 1. the act or fact of coming together: »a meeting of minds, a chance meeting with an old friend. 2. the act or fact of coming together or assembling for worship: »a Quaker meeting, a prayer meeting. 3. any act of coming… …   Useful english dictionary

• melt´ing|ly — melt «mehlt», verb, melt|ed, melt|ed or mol|ten, melt|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to change from a solid to a liquid by applying h …   Useful english dictionary