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aimlessness en · NOUN

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 Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English aimlessness From aimless + -ness.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The state or quality of being aimless, or without purpose or direction.
   • Some fans may have mistaken the album’s floatiness for aimlessness, but Mr. Mercer’s songs have never been sneakier, or prettier. 2007 October 25, Kelefa Sanneh, “Songs With a Sneaky Streak”, in The New York Times:

Forms

Synonyms

indirection

Translations (10)

hu céltalanság (state or quality of being aimless, or without purpose or direction) · ru бесце́льность (state or quality of being aimless, or without purpose or direction) · pl bezprzedmiotowość (state or quality of being aimless, or without purpose or direction) · de Ziellosigkeit (state or quality of being aimless, or without purpose or direction) · cs bezcílnost (state or quality of being aimless, or without purpose or direction) · tr amaçsızlık (state or quality of being aimless, or without purpose or direction) · grc εἰκαιότης (state or quality of being aimless, or without purpose or direction) · ga fánaíocht (state or quality of being aimless, or without purpose or direction) · eo senceleco (state or quality of being aimless, or without purpose or direction) · pl bezcelowość (state or quality of being aimless, or without purpose or direction)