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Aimless

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Devoid of direction or purpose.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Without aim, purpose, or direction.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Without aim or purpose.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Without aim; purposeless.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. aimlessly drifting

adj. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another

Word Usage

"(Although it must be said the Madrassas provide some regular education and literacy where no other option is available, they do community work that is non-religious ... and they take in aimless troubled youth.)"

Equivalent

purposeless unsettled

Cross Reference

purposeless

Form

aimlessly aimlessness

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

blameless nameless shameless

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

purposeless desultory futile pointless idle incoherent frivolous senseless thoughtless frantic