Aimless — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

aimlessly drifting

continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kæpˈɜːkəli/

🇬🇧British English

/blˈʌfs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/blˈʌfs/

2 syllables Say it as /kæpˈɜːkəli/.

Examples

a drifting double-dealer
the floating population
vagrant hippies of the sixties

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

undirected vagabond afloat directionless rudderless drifting vagrant planless floating adrift

Parts of Speech

adjective	aimlessly drifting
adjective	continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another “a drifting double-dealer”

Word Forms

aimlessness	noun	the quality of lacking any definite purpose
vagabond	noun	a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
vagrant	noun	a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
vagrancy	noun	the state of wandering from place to place; having no permanent home or means of livelihood

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ziellos

ziellos treiben

🇫🇷French

sans but

dérive sans but

🇪🇸Spanish

sin objetivo

a la deriva sin rumbo

🇮🇹Italian

senza scopo

andare alla deriva senza meta

🇳🇱Dutch

doelloos

doelloos ronddwalen

🇵🇹Portuguese

sem rumo

vagando sem rumo

🇷🇺Russian

бесцельный

бесцельно дрейфующий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लक्ष्यहीन

लक्ष्यहीन रूप से बहते रहना

🇧🇩Bengali

লক্ষ্যহীন

উদ্দেশ্যহীনভাবে প্রবাহিত

🇮🇳Tamil

இலக்கற்ற

இலக்கில்லாமல் அலைகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

లక్ష్యం లేని

లక్ష్యం లేకుండా కూరుకుపోతోంది

🇮🇳Marathi

ध्येयहीन

निर्हेतुकपणे वाहणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉદ્દેશ્યહીન

ધ્યેય વિના વહી જવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗುರಿಯಿಲ್ಲದ

ಗುರಿಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಅಲೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലക്ഷ്യമില്ലാത്ത

ലക്ഷ്യമില്ലാതെ ഒഴുകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਰਹਿਤ

ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਰਹਿਤ ਵਹਿਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے مقصد

بے مقصد بہتی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

漫无目的的

漫无目的地漂流

🇯🇵Japanese

目的のない

あてもなく漂流する

🇰🇷Korean

목적이 없는

목적 없이 표류하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không có mục đích

trôi dạt không mục đích

🇹🇭Thai

ไร้จุดหมาย

ล่องลอยไปอย่างไร้จุดหมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

tanpa tujuan

melayang tanpa tujuan

🇵🇭Filipino

walang layunin

walang layunin na inaanod

🇲🇾Malay

tidak bermatlamat

hanyut tanpa tujuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بلا هدف

الانجراف بلا هدف

🇮🇷Persian

بی هدف

بی هدف در حال حرکت کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

amaçsız

amaçsızca sürüklenmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲסַר תַכְלִית

נסחף ללא מטרה

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