Meanings
comparative more aimless · superlative most aimless
- Without aim, purpose, or direction.
an aimless life
1 more example
In the first few days of the fourth stage the lobsterlings are good swimmers — this is their "redeeming vice" — but the swimming is strong and bears no comparison to the aimless drifting movement characteristic of larval stages.
1910, Albert Davis Mead, A method of lobster culture
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveaimlessly drifting
adjectivecontinually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishaim
- Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
- Proto-Germanic*leusaną
- Proto-Germanic*lausaz
- Englishaimless
Translations
Ancient Greek ἄστοχος, εἰκαῖος
- ἄστοχος (ástokhos)without aim
- εἰκαῖος (eikaîos)without aim
Bulgarian безцелен
- безцелен (bezcelen)without aim
Czech bezcílný
- bezcílnýwithout aim
Dutch doelloos
- doellooswithout aim
Esperanto sencela
- sencelawithout aim
Estonian sihitu
- sihituwithout aim
Finnish suunnaton
- suunnatonwithout aim
German planlos, ziellos
- planloswithout aim
- zielloswithout aim
Irish fánach
- fánachwithout aim
Māori pakoke, paoke
- pakokewithout aim
- paokewithout aim
- makihoiwithout aim
Polish bezcelowy
- bezcelowywithout aim
Portuguese sem rumo
- sem rumowithout aim
Romanian fără scop, fără plan
- fără scopwithout aim
- fără planwithout aim
Russian бесце́льный
- бесце́льный (bescélʹnyj)without aim
Spanish sin rumbo, sin objeto
- sin rumbowithout aim
- sin objetowithout aim
- sin objetivowithout aim
- sin propósitowithout aim
- sin rumbo fijowithout aim
Turkish amaçsız
- amaçsızwithout aim
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
aimless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aimless
“aimless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aimless. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aimless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aimless.
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