directionlessness

UK/dʌɪˈɹɛkʃənləsnəs/

noun

Absence of direction.

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Meanings

noundirectionlessness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAbsence of direction.

    The sector is booming and dullness and directionlessness are a plus.

    2013, Jenny Turner, “A Girl and a Gun”, in London Review of Books, volume 35, number 19
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    But with unstructured improvisation, the risk that directionlessness will give way to pointlessness is high.

    2007 August 4, Allan Kozinn, “The Generation of ’38, Still Kicking”, in New York Times

Origin

From directionless + -ness.

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Translations

Polish bezideowość, bezkierunkowość
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Cite this entry
APA

directionlessness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/directionlessness

MLA

“directionlessness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/directionlessness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “directionlessness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/directionlessness.

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