Purposeless

  • 11purposeless — UK [ˈpɜː(r)pəsləs] / US [ˈpɜrpəsləs] adjective lacking a useful purpose the purposeless lives of the very rich …

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  • 12purposeless — pur•pose•less [[t]ˈpɜr pəs lɪs[/t]] adj. 1) cvb having no purpose or apparent meaning 2) having no aim or goal; aimless: a purposeless existence[/ex] • Etymology: 1545–55 pur′pose•less•ly, adv. pur′pose•less•ness, n …

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  • 13purposeless — adjective Date: circa 1552 having no purpose ; aimless, meaningless • purposelessly adverb • purposelessness noun …

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  • 14purposeless — adjective Without purpose …

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  • 15purposeless — Synonyms and related words: aimless, bootless, casual, causeless, designless, desultory, discursive, disorganized, driftless, dysteleological, empty, feckless, fustian, garbled, good for nothing, haphazard, hit or miss, importless, impotent,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 16purposeless — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Without aim, purpose, or intent: aimless, desultory, pointless. See PURPOSE. 2. Lacking rational direction or purpose: meaningless, mindless, pointless, senseless. Idiom: without rhyme or reason. See PURPOSE …

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  • 17purposeless — pur·pose·less || pÉœrpÉ™slɪs / pɜː adj. lacking a goal, aimless; meaningless, lacking significance …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 18purposeless — a. Aimless …

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  • 19purposeless — adj 1. objectless, aimless, goalless, visionless, near sighted, myopic, living for the present; targetless, without destination, wandering, rambling, lost; pointless, idealess, discursive, vacuous, empty. 2. impractical, unrealistic, nonpragmatic …

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  • 20purposeless — pur·pose·less …

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