Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

directionless

/dɚˈɛkʃənləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: di-rec-tion-less
IPA: /dɚˈɛkʃənləs/

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking direction; aimless.

Example Sentences

"“Rolling Stone” is spacious and ethereal but not directionless — it is R&B that privileges mood over structure, soft daubs of feeling over authoritative belting."

Etymology

Etymology tree English direction Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English directionless From direction + -less.

Inflected Forms

more directionless (comparative) most directionless (superlative)

Derived Forms

directionlessly directionlessness

Synonyms

adrift afloat aimless planless rudderless undirected

Questions

How do you pronounce directionless?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɚˈɛkʃənləs/.
What does directionless mean?: Lacking direction; aimless.
Where does directionless come from?: Etymology tree English direction Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English directionless From direction + -less.

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