aimless

[ eym-lis ]

adjective

1. without aim; purposeless.

aimless

/ ˈeɪmlɪs /

adjective

1. having no goal, purpose, or direction

Derived Forms

• ˈaimlessness, noun
• ˈaimlessly, adverb

Other Words From

• aim·less·ly adverb
• aim·less·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of aimless¹

First recorded in 1620–30; aim + -less

Example Sentences

So to save you some aimless scrolling, here are some of the best celebrity Halloween costumes we've seen this year.

From BBC

Like a washed-up guitarist, Trump’s so-called “weave” was often aimless and longwinded but filled with riffs that longtime listeners would know and love.

From Salon

As Garcia busied himself with “The Grateful Dead Movie,” hoping a theatrical release of October 1974 shows at the Winterland would satisfy audiences wanting to see live Dead, Lesh entered an aimless period.

From Los Angeles Times

Daniel Durant, who was in the Deaf West production of “Spring Awakening,” takes on the lead role of Johnny, one of three friends desperate to escape the small, aimless, conformist world choking the life out of them.

From Los Angeles Times

“You should have burnt to a crisp years ago, but here you are, sullen and aimless, but alive. That’s because at any given moment, somewhere, someone is playing that song that you hate so much. Lorna’s ‘Ballad’ is a protection spell.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• desultory
• erratic
• frivolous
• haphazard
• indiscriminate
• pointless
• random