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Etymology
Etymology tree English direction 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 directionless From direction + -less.
Meanings
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Lacking direction; aimless.
“Rolling Stone” is spacious and ethereal but not directionless — it is R&B that privileges mood over structure, soft daubs of feeling over authoritative belting.
2022 July 20, Jon Caramanica, “R&B That Sweats, Emotionally and Physically”, in The New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more directionless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most directionless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
directionlessly · directionlessness
Translations (2)
pl bezideowy (Translations) · pl bezkierunkowy (Translations)