Dictionary

clueless en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈkluː.ləs/
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Etymology

Etymology tree English clue 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 clueless From clue + -less.

Meanings

1. (literally) Without any clues or hints.
   • The shifting shapes mimicked the dilemma of the nearly clueless mystery of the Higgins Grove murders. As soon as the picture formed into something recognizable, it morphed into something else. 2010, Kathleen Newberg, Faux Finish, page 97:
2. (figuratively) Lacking knowledge or understanding; uninformed; oblivious.

Forms

Antonyms

informed (antonym(s) of “uninformed”) · clueful (antonym(s) of “uninformed”)

Deriveds

cluelessness · cluelessly

Relateds

zone out

Translations (38)

it senza idea (lacking knowledge or understanding) · fr ignorant (lacking knowledge or understanding) · cmn 无知 (lacking knowledge or understanding) · tr cahil (lacking knowledge or understanding) · ga aineolach (lacking knowledge or understanding) · es en nada (lacking knowledge or understanding) · ru неве́жественный (lacking knowledge or understanding) · he אוֹבֵד עֵצוֹת (lacking knowledge or understanding) · vi không đầu mối (lacking knowledge or understanding) · es no tener ni idea (lacking knowledge or understanding) · es andar por las nubes (lacking knowledge or understanding) · de ahnungslos (lacking knowledge or understanding) · ca sense pista (lacking knowledge or understanding) · pt sem ideia (lacking knowledge or understanding) · sv aningslös (lacking knowledge or understanding) · es despistado (lacking knowledge or understanding) · vi không manh mối (lacking knowledge or understanding) · nan-hbl 无知 (lacking knowledge or understanding) · pl zielony (lacking knowledge or understanding) · es negado (lacking knowledge or understanding) · yue 無知 /无知 (lacking knowledge or understanding) · es en la inopia (lacking knowledge or understanding) · es estar en las nubes (lacking knowledge or understanding) · es pez (lacking knowledge or understanding) · nl onnozel (lacking knowledge or understanding) · es vivir en las nubes (lacking knowledge or understanding) · es despalomado (lacking knowledge or understanding) · de planlos (lacking knowledge or understanding) · es en Babia (lacking knowledge or understanding) · cs bezradný (lacking knowledge or understanding) · hi अनजान (lacking knowledge or understanding) · cy di-glem (lacking knowledge or understanding) · vi không hiểu đời (lacking knowledge or understanding) · tr bilgisiz (lacking knowledge or understanding) · hu tudatlan (lacking knowledge or understanding) · de unbedarft (lacking knowledge or understanding) · hi अनभिज्ञ (lacking knowledge or understanding) · fi tietämätön (lacking knowledge or understanding)