zwecklos

German

Etymology

Zweck (“purpose, intention”) +‎ -los (“-less”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtsvɛkˌloːs/
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  • Hyphenation: zweck‧los

Adjective

zwecklos (strong nominative masculine singular zweckloser, comparative zweckloser, superlative am zwecklosesten)

  1. useless
    Antonym: zweckmäßig

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “zwecklos” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “zwecklos” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “zwecklos” in Duden online
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