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aim·less
(ām′lĭs)adj.
Lacking direction or purpose: an aimless stroll; aimless slackers.
aim′less·ly adv.
aim′less·ness n.
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aimless
(ˈeɪmlɪs)adj
having no goal, purpose, or direction
ˈaimlessly adv
ˈaimlessness n
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aim•less
(ˈeɪm lɪs)adj.
purposeless.
[1620–30]
aim′less•ly, adv.
aim′less•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | aimless - aimlessly drifting purposeless - not evidencing any purpose or goal |
2. | aimless - continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another; "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties" unsettled - not settled or established; "an unsettled lifestyle" |
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aimless
adjective purposeless, random, stray, pointless, erratic, wayward, frivolous, chance, goalless, haphazard, vagrant, directionless, unguided, undirected After several hours of aimless driving they were getting low on fuel.
decided, firm, determined, settled, positive, fixed, resolved, deliberate, resolute, single-minded, purposeful
decided, firm, determined, settled, positive, fixed, resolved, deliberate, resolute, single-minded, purposeful
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aimless
adjectiveWithout aim, purpose, or intent:
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Translations
بِلا هَدَف، بِلا غَايَه
bezcílný
formålsløs
tilgangslaus
bezcieľny
amaçsızgayesizhedefsiz
aimless
[ˈeɪmlɪs] ADJ [way of life, pursuit] → sin sentido, sin propósito; [person] → sin objeto, sin propósitoafter hours of aimless wandering he went home → tras pasar horas deambulando sin rumbo (fijo), se fue a casa
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aim
(eim) verb1. (usually with at, ~for) to point or direct something at; to try to hit or reach etc. He picked up the rifle and aimed it at the target.
2. (with to, ~at) to plan, intend or to have as one's purpose. He aims at finishing tomorrow; We aim to please our customers.
noun1. the act of or skill at aiming. His aim is excellent.
2. what a person intends to do. My aim is to become prime minister.
ˈaimless adjective without purpose. an aimless life.
ˈaimlessly adverbˈaimlessness noun
take aim
to aim. He took aim at the target.
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