aimless en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈeɪm.ləs/
Etymology
Etymology tree English aim Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English aimless From aim + -less.
Meanings
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Without aim, purpose, or direction.
In the first few days of the fourth stage the lobsterlings are good swimmers — this is their "redeeming vice" — but the swimming is strong and bears no comparison to the aimless drifting movement characteristic of larval stages.
1910, Albert Davis Mead, A method of lobster culture:an aimless life
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more aimless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most aimless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
aimlessly · nonaimless · aimlessness
Translations (28)
tr amaçsız (without aim) · mi pakoke (without aim) · ro fără scop (without aim) · es sin propósito (without aim) · bg безцелен (without aim) · grc εἰκαῖος (without aim) · de planlos (without aim) · de ziellos (without aim) · et sihitu (without aim) · pt sem rumo (without aim) · ga fánach (without aim) · or ଲକ୍ଷ୍ୟହୀନ (without aim) · fi suunnaton (without aim) · es sin rumbo fijo (without aim) · te అగమ్యగోచరము (without aim) · ru бесце́льный (without aim) · nl doelloos (without aim) · es sin objeto (without aim) · eo sencela (without aim) · mi makihoi (without aim) · ro fără plan (without aim) · es sin rumbo (without aim) · cs bezcílný (without aim) · uz maqsadsiz (without aim) · grc ἄστοχος (without aim) · es sin objetivo (without aim) · pl bezcelowy (without aim) · mi paoke (without aim)