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directionlessness

UK/dʌɪˈɹɛkʃənləsnəs/

directionlessness noun: absence of direction.

Noun

directionlessness (uncountable)

  1. Absence of direction.
    • But with unstructured improvisation, the risk that directionlessness will give way to pointlessness is high.2007 August 4, Allan Kozinn, “The Generation of ’38, Still Kicking”, in New York Times
    • The sector is booming and dullness and directionlessness are a plus.2013, Jenny Turner, “A Girl and a Gun”, in London Review of Books, volume 35, number 19

directionlessness meaning in Kannada

directionlessness in Kannada

ನಿರ್ದೇಶನವಿಲ್ಲದಿರುವುದು, ದಿಕ್ಕುರಹಿತತೆ

Origin of directionlessness

From directionless + -ness.

Questions about directionlessness

What does directionlessness mean?
Directionlessness means absence of direction.
What is directionlessness in Kannada?
Directionlessness in Kannada is ನಿರ್ದೇಶನವಿಲ್ಲದಿರುವುದು, ದಿಕ್ಕುರಹಿತತೆ. See Directionlessness meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is directionlessness?
Directionlessness is a noun.
How do you pronounce directionlessness?
Directionlessness is pronounced /dʌɪˈɹɛkʃənləsnəs/ (UK).

Words near directionlessness in the dictionary

  1. directionized
  2. directionizes
  3. directionizing
  4. directionless
  5. directionlessly
  6. directionlessness
  7. directions
  8. directitude
  9. directive
  10. directive case
  11. directive cases

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Adapted from Wiktionary: directionlessness (page history and authors); directionlessness (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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