aimlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈeɪmlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈeɪmlᵻs/

Forms: see aim n. and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: aim n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < aim n. + -less suffix.

Lacking direction or aim; purposeless; desultory; (also) without the means of taking aim.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > [adjective] > given direction towards a mark > devoid of (means of) aim

aimless1583

the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adjective] > unintentional or involuntary > aimless

purposeless1552

aimless1583

wayless1605

shapelessa1616

designless1649

scopeless1666

unmeaning1680

objectless1797

motiveless1798

purportless1802

driftless1806

adrift1818

unpurpose-like1825

unpurposed1827

goalless1828

nothingarian1859

1583 R. P. tr. P. de la Sierra Second Pt. Myrror of Knighthood ii. iv. sig. Bb.v^v Thou blinded boie which dost so aimelesse wound.

1607 T. Ford Musicke of Sundrie Kindes sig. B^v It is..an aimelesse mark, an erring scope.

1627 T. May tr. Lucan Pharsalia (1631) iii. 23 In his blind aymelesse hand a Pile he shooke.

1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia xiii. 163 Let not even those..thinke this aymelesse roving of their fancies altogether innocent.

1722 J. Sturmy Love & Duty i. 11 The God is blind indeed... 'Twas aimless, without sight he bent his Bow.

a1750 A. Hill Wks. (1753) IV. 51 Hopeless, abandon'd, aimless, and oppress'd, Lost, to delight, and, every way, distress'd.

1827 T. Hood Hero & Leander lxxxv, in Plea Midsummer Fairies & Other Poems 97 Thine arrows miss me in the aimless dark!

1867 ‘A Poet’ Vicar of Southbury's Story iii. lx. 115 Thro' Arragon I aimless wandered.

1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 236 A life of aimless ease and luxury.

1906 G. T. Buffum Smith of Bear City 218 The thief had seized the drunken man's clothes and escaped, the latter firing one aimless shot from my gun.

1936 Times 14 Oct. 11/4 Three-quarters of the present trouble of the world was due to the moral and intellectual confusions of the aimless adolescent.

1988 P. Manuel Pop. Musics Non-Western World (1990) iv. 130 The aimless strumming and picking gradually leads into something more recognizable.

2001 M. Azerrad Our Band could be your Life x. 370 The particularly aimless subset branded by the media as Generation X.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	aimless
释义	aimlessadj. Brit. /ˈeɪmlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈeɪmlᵻs/ Forms: see aim n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: aim n., -less suffix. Etymology: < aim n. + -less suffix. Lacking direction or aim; purposeless; desultory; (also) without the means of taking aim. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > [adjective] > given direction towards a mark > devoid of (means of) aim aimless1583 the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adjective] > unintentional or involuntary > aimless purposeless1552 aimless1583 wayless1605 shapelessa1616 designless1649 scopeless1666 unmeaning1680 objectless1797 motiveless1798 purportless1802 driftless1806 adrift1818 unpurpose-like1825 unpurposed1827 goalless1828 nothingarian1859 1583 R. P. tr. P. de la Sierra Second Pt. Myrror of Knighthood ii. iv. sig. Bb.v^v Thou blinded boie which dost so aimelesse wound. 1607 T. Ford Musicke of Sundrie Kindes sig. B^v It is..an aimelesse mark, an erring scope. 1627 T. May tr. Lucan Pharsalia (1631) iii. 23 In his blind aymelesse hand a Pile he shooke. 1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia xiii. 163 Let not even those..thinke this aymelesse roving of their fancies altogether innocent. 1722 J. Sturmy Love & Duty i. 11 The God is blind indeed... 'Twas aimless, without sight he bent his Bow. a1750 A. Hill Wks. (1753) IV. 51 Hopeless, abandon'd, aimless, and oppress'd, Lost, to delight, and, every way, distress'd. 1827 T. Hood Hero & Leander lxxxv, in Plea Midsummer Fairies & Other Poems 97 Thine arrows miss me in the aimless dark! 1867 ‘A Poet’ Vicar of Southbury's Story iii. lx. 115 Thro' Arragon I aimless wandered. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 236 A life of aimless ease and luxury. 1906 G. T. Buffum Smith of Bear City 218 The thief had seized the drunken man's clothes and escaped, the latter firing one aimless shot from my gun. 1936 Times 14 Oct. 11/4 Three-quarters of the present trouble of the world was due to the moral and intellectual confusions of the aimless adolescent. 1988 P. Manuel Pop. Musics Non-Western World (1990) iv. 130 The aimless strumming and picking gradually leads into something more recognizable. 2001 M. Azerrad Our Band could be your Life x. 370 The particularly aimless subset branded by the media as Generation X. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1583
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