aimless

English

Etymology

From aim +‎ -less.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈeɪm.ləs/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪmləs

Adjective

aimless (comparative more aimless, superlative most aimless)

  1. Without aim, purpose, or direction.
    an aimless life
    • 1910, Albert Davis Mead, A method of lobster culture:
      In the first few days of the fourth stage the lobsterlings are good swimmers — this is their "redeeming vice" — but the swimming is strong and bears no comparison to the aimless drifting movement characteristic of larval stages.

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