"aimlessness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: aimlessnesses [plural]
Etymology: From aimless + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|aimless|ness}} aimless + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} aimlessness (usually uncountable, plural aimlessnesses)
  1. The state or quality of being aimless, or without purpose or direction. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (state or quality of being aimless, or without purpose or direction): εἰκαιότης (eikaiótēs) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), bezcílnost [feminine] (Czech), senceleco (Esperanto), fánaíocht [feminine] (Irish), bezcelowość [feminine] (Polish), bezprzedmiotowość [feminine] (Polish), бесце́льность (bescélʹnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), amaçsızlık (Turkish)

Inflected forms

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