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AIMLESS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
adrift; afloat; aimless; directionless; planless; rudderless; undirected
Classified under:
Similar:
purposeless (not evidencing any purpose or goal)
Derivation:
aimlessness (the quality of lacking any definite purpose)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
Example:
vagrant hippies of the sixties
Synonyms:
aimless; drifting; floating; vagabond; vagrant
Classified under:
Similar:
unsettled (not settled or established)
Derivation:
aimlessness (the quality of lacking any definite purpose)