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AIMLESS

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Aimlessly drifting

Synonyms:

adrift; afloat; aimless; directionless; planless; rudderless; undirected

Classified under:

Adjectives

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:

Adjectives

Similar:

unsettled (not settled or established)

Derivation:

aimlessness (the quality of lacking any definite purpose)

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