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directionlessness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /dʌɪˈɹɛkʃənləsnəs/ (UK)

Etymology

From directionless + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Absence of direction.
    • The sector is booming and dullness and directionlessness are a plus. 2013, Jenny Turner, “A Girl and a Gun”, in London Review of Books, volume 35, number 19:
    • But with unstructured improvisation, the risk that directionlessness will give way to pointlessness is high. 2007 August 4, Allan Kozinn, “The Generation of ’38, Still Kicking”, in New York Times:

Translations (2)

pl bezkierunkowość (Translations) · pl bezideowość (Translations)