"aimless" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈeɪm.ləs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-aimless.wav [US] Forms: more aimless [comparative], most aimless [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪmləs Etymology: aim + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|aim|less}} aim + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} aimless (comparative more aimless, superlative most aimless)
  1. Without aim, purpose, or direction. Derived forms: aimlessly, aimlessness Translations (without aim): ἄστοχος (ástokhos) (Ancient Greek), εἰκαῖος (eikaîos) (Ancient Greek), безцелен (bezcelen) (Bulgarian), bezcílný [masculine] (Czech), doelloos (Dutch), sencela (Esperanto), sihitu (Estonian), suunnaton (Finnish), planlos (German), ziellos (German), fánach (Irish), pakoke (Maori), paoke (Maori), makihoi (Maori), ଲକ୍ଷ୍ୟହୀନ (lôkṣyôhinô) (Odia), bezcelowy (Polish), sem rumo (Portuguese), fără scop (Romanian), fără plan (Romanian), бесце́льный (bescélʹnyj) (Russian), sin rumbo (Spanish), sin objeto (Spanish), అగమ్యగోచరము (agamyagōcaramu) (Telugu), amaçsız (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-aimless-en-adj-PtfwdEZB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less

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      "sense": "without aim",
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      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "without aim",
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "without aim",
      "word": "paoke"
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      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "without aim",
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      "sense": "without aim",
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      "sense": "without aim",
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      "sense": "without aim",
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      "sense": "without aim",
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      "sense": "without aim",
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      "sense": "without aim",
      "word": "sin rumbo"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "without aim",
      "word": "sin objeto"
    },
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      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "agamyagōcaramu",
      "sense": "without aim",
      "word": "అగమ్యగోచరము"
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      "sense": "without aim",
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