planless en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ Proto-Italic *plāntā? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k-der. Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂nk /*gteh₂ Proto-Italic *plānktā Latin planta Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin plantāre Old French French planterdeverb. French plant French planbor. English plan 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 planless From plan + -less.
Meanings
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Without a plan.
It had been a wretched night. Until I lay down I had not fully realized the extent to which I had counted on finding Josella at Tynsham. Weary though I was after the day's journey, I could not sleep; I lay awake in the darkness feeling stranded and planless.
1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 180:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most planless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more planless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (2)
sv planlös (Translations) · pl bezplanowy (Translations)