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The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate.
O. Henry

Meaning of "aimless" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AIMLESS

aimless  [ˈeɪmlɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AIMLESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Aimless is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES AIMLESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of aimless in the English dictionary

The definition of aimless in the dictionary is having no goal, purpose, or direction.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AIMLESS


armless
ˈɑːmlɪs
blameless
ˈbleɪmlɪs
bottomless
ˈbɒtəmlɪs
brimless
ˈbrɪmlɪs
crimeless
ˈkraɪmlɪs
fathomless
ˈfæðəmlɪs
flameless
ˈfleɪmlɪs
formless
ˈfɔːmlɪs
frameless
ˈfreɪmlɪs
harmless
ˈhɑːmlɪs
homeless
ˈhəʊmlɪs
limbless
ˈlɪmlɪs
nameless
ˈneɪmlɪs
rhymeless
ˈraɪmlɪs
rimeless
ˈraɪmlɪs
seamless
ˈsiːmlɪs
shameless
ˈʃeɪmlɪs
tameless
ˈteɪmlɪs
timeless
ˈtaɪmlɪs
victimless
ˈvɪktɪmlɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AIMLESS

ailourophobia
ailourophobic
ailurophile
ailurophilia
ailurophilic
ailurophobe
ailurophobia
ailurophobic
aim
aimer
aimful
aimfully
aimlessly
aimlessness
ain
ain´t
aine
ainee
ainga
ainsell

WORDS THAT END LIKE AIMLESS

beamless
blossomless
charmless
dreamless
filmless
gloomless
gormless
kingdomless
less
loamless
ransomless
redeemless
rhythmless
rimless
scumless
seemless
stemless
sumless
teemless
termless
tramless

Synonyms and antonyms of aimless in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AIMLESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «aimless» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of aimless

Translation of «aimless» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AIMLESS

Find out the translation of aimless to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of aimless from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «aimless» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

漫无目的的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sin propósito
570 millions of speakers

English

aimless
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लक्ष्यहीन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بلا هدف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бесцельное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sem objetivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উদ্দেশ্যহীন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sans but
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

tiada tujuan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ziellos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

目的のない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

목적 없는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora ana tujuan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không có mục đích,
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறிக்கோள் இல்லாத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लक्ष्यहीन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

amaçsız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

senza scopo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bezcelowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безцільне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fără rost
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άσκοπος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

doellose
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

planlös
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

formålsløs
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of aimless

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AIMLESS»

The term «aimless» is regularly used and occupies the 67.108 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AIMLESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «aimless» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «aimless» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about aimless

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7 QUOTES WITH «AIMLESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word aimless.
1
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
If we would only give, just once, the same amount of reflection to what we want to get out of life that we give to the question of what to do with a two weeks' vacation, we would be startled at our false standards and the aimless procession of our busy days.
2
John W. Gardner
America's greatness has been the greatness of a free people who shared certain moral commitments. Freedom without moral commitment is aimless and promptly self-destructive.
3
O. Henry
The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate.
4
Stella McCartney
I didn't want to be thirtysomething and not know what I was going to do. I was quite afraid of that, there were quite a lot of aimless kids around, in that 'other' side of my life, who didn't really know what to do because they always had a bank balance to fall back on and they were quite lost.
5
Susan Minot
Painting keeps me occupied in those moments when travel can be aimless and even disorienting. Mainly it is a way to register at least some of the new impressions of a foreign place, when its thrilling barrage can sometimes overwhelm you.
6
John Boyle O'Reilly
It is heroic to prepare for war with a tyrant power. Patriots will always win the admiration of mankind for daring to meet the bloodshed of battle for their country's liberty. But the patriot who is willing to go to that sacrifice will be the first to condemn the aimless and secret shedding of blood in time of peace.
7
J. Michael Straczynski
The point of mythology or myth is to point to the horizon and to point back to ourselves: This is who we are; this is where we came from; and this is where we're going. And a lot of Western society over the last hundred years - the last 50 years really - has lost that. We have become rather aimless and wandering.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AIMLESS»

Discover the use of aimless in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to aimless and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Aimless Love: New and Selected Poems
Their phrasing is elegant, the humor is alive, and the speaker continues to stroll at his own pace through the plainness of American life.”—The Daily Beast “[Collins’s] poetry presents simple observations, which create a shared ...
Billy Collins, 2013
2
Aimless:
Jeremy Glass. AIMLESS. By Jeremy Glass For Adam, always ALAN SAMPLES I thought it was always.
Jeremy Glass, 2014
3
No Aim, No Gain: Aimless Life Or Life of AimWhich Describes You
Each one will help you understand what focus is, how to maintain it and how to get it back when it's been lost. This timely book will strengthen and encourage you to set your sights, lower your head and walk steadily toward your goal.
Jeff Wickwire, 1999
4
Aimless Writings
Even his own fragile, nervous paranoia is provoking him. This book is bold, beautiful and thought provoking. From beginning to end, Aimless Writings will make you think.
James Dye, 2007
5
The Cinema of Japan and Korea
OBALTAN. AIMLESS. BULLET. YU HYUN-MOK, KOREA, 1961 In July 1 998, the Chosun Ilbo newspaper conducted a survey of 3 1 Korean film professors, critics and film magazine editors to determine the best 50 Korean films of all time.
Justin Bowyer, 2004
6
Strengthening Your Grip
Applying timeless scriptural principles to everyday life as we know it in the 1990s, this book will strengthen your will, impart courage, and rekindle your desire for a well-aimed life.
Charles R. Swindoll, 1990
7
Teletraan I: The Transformers - Targetmasters: Aimless, ...
This book consists of articles from Wikia.
Source Wikia, 2011
8
Ms Paint Adventures - Homestuck Characters: Agent, Aimless ...
This book consists of articles from Wikia or other free sources online.
Source Wikia, 2013
9
Accident Society: Fiction, Collectivity, and the Production ...
when we recognize how widespread the fantasy of precise and perfect aim had become can we appreciate Crane's representation of shooting as a wild pageant of aimless chance. Plenty of people are shot in his fiction, to be sure, but usually ...
Jason Puskar, 2012
10
Aimless Journey
AIMLESS JOURNEY tells the compelling story of Sidney Morelli, a confused, half-Jewish college graduate facing an uncertain future. The story begins in California in the turbulent year 1968 during the bloodiest period of the Vietnam war.
Alan Kazdoy, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AIMLESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term aimless is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Women's World Cup 2015 final: what USA need to do to beat Japan
... created more coverage and outlets in the middle, which allowed the Americans to move the ball better without resorting to aimless long balls. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Kikenny stay on course for familiar destination
Galway need tweak little enough based on yesterday: In the second half they hit aimless ball that Cillian Buckley picked off, and Joe Canning ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
3
5 things to do around Ann Arbor this week: Last night of Top of the …
... starts on an aimless drive down an unfamiliar street that turns info a life-altering experience when he stops to pick up a troubled young man. «MLive.com, Jul 15»
4
Syd tha Kyd and Matt Martians widen the Internet's connection with …
So where in the past the Internet happily floated "up in the clouds," as Syd described their dreamy, sometimes aimless early work, this time they ... «Bayoubuzz, Jul 15»
5
What's On in Edinburgh this week
... this riveting study of a proud petrolhead living in Bohemia, and the culture of aimless Czech youth around him, combines shrewd observation ... «The Edinburgh Reporter, Jul 15»
6
Editorial: Appreciating the pope's encyclical
The pope is alarmed that “our common home is falling into serious disrepair,” but he worries even more about people living aimless, Godless ... «TBO.com, Jul 15»
7
D.C. locals might gripe about tourists, but they have a $7 billion …
Aimless, distracted tourists who block the path of work-obsessed locals are particularly maddening, especially in Metro stations. The DCist blog ... «Reading Eagle, Jul 15»
8
Six Awesome-Looking Games I Won't Have Nearly Enough Time For
The next two years look especially hopeless considering my personal play style, which usually involves a lot of aimless wandering, unplanned ... «Game Informer, Jul 15»
9
Will Self-Driving Cars Spell the End of the American Road Trip?
Will you still be able to get in your car on go on an aimless, contemplative drive? “I guess we haven't really thought about that,” says Urmson. «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
10
July 4, 2015 — The Right Time to...
It's common for our fellow citizens to sometimes feel aimless, to lack purpose for their lives. Yet no American patriot should lack purpose today. «National Review Online, Jul 15»

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