adjective
aimless
AYM-luhs
adjective
1
Lacking a clear purpose or direction.
"He spent an aimless afternoon wandering the city."
"Their aimless conversation drifted from topic to topic."
How to Use Aimless
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishWithout any clear goal or direction.
Common pairings
aimless wandering
aimless drifting
Word Forms
more aimless comparative, most aimless superlative
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Etymology
From "aim" plus the suffix "-less," meaning "without."