aimless

English

Etymology

aim +‎ -less

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈeɪm.ləs/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -eɪmləs

Adjective

aimless (comparative more aimless, superlative most aimless)

Without aim, purpose, or direction.
an aimless life

Derived terms

Translations

without aim

Bulgarian: безцелен (bg) (bezcelen)
Czech: bezcílný m
Dutch: doelloos (nl)
Esperanto: sencela
Estonian: sihitu
Finnish: suunnaton (fi)
German: planlos (de), ziellos (de)
Greek:
Ancient: ἄστοχος (ástokhos), εἰκαῖος (eikaîos)
Irish: fánach
Maori: pakoke, paoke, makihoi
Odia: ଲକ୍ଷ୍ୟହୀନ (or) (lôkṣyôhinô)
Polish: bezcelowy (pl)
Portuguese: sem rumo
Romanian: fără scop, fără plan
Russian: бесце́льный (ru) (bescélʹnyj)
Spanish: sin rumbo, sin objeto
Telugu: అగమ్యగోచరము (te) (agamyagōcaramu)
Turkish: amaçsız (tr)

Further reading

“aimless”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
“aimless”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

Esmails, Maisels, Melissa, Milases, Salemis, melissa, mesails, samiels, seismal

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