English-Italian translations for pointless

• sterile
  Cercare di individuare i responsabili, come si sta facendo in questi giorni a Johannesburg, è sterile. It is pointless to seek the people responsible, as is currently happening in Johannesburg.
  Cercare di collaborare con il regime è stato un esercizio inutile e sterile e pertanto il paese è ben lungi dall’adottare i valori che noi difendiamo. Trying to cooperate with the regime has been a pointless and fruitless exercise, and the country is thus miles away from embracing the values we defend.
  L'Unione costituisce oggi un fattore chiave per la prevenzione e la gestione delle crisi finanziarie ed una sterile discussione sul numero di voci non farebbe altro che screditarla.The European Union is now a pivot in the field of the prevention and management of financial crises. Pointless discussions about the number of votes would only weaken its credibility.

Definition of pointless

• Having no point or sharp tip; terminating squarely or in a rounded end
• Having no prominent or important feature, as of an argument, discourse, etc
• Having no purpose; purposeless; unable to effect an aim
• Without points

Examples

• a pointless sword
• a pointless knife
• a pointless remark
• The sequel to the film was even more pointless than the original
• Since the decision has already been made, further discussion seems pointless
• a pointless topology

Related words

• pointlessly
• pointlessness
• pointless talk