US /ˈplænləs/ UK /ˈplænləs/
adj Freq #433480

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    lacking a plan, direction, or organized purpose

    The leaderless crowd wandered through the streets in a planless search for safety.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · lacking a plan, direction,... aimlessunplanneddirectionlesspurposeless
Word family
Derived forms planlesslyplanlessness
Related forms planleaderless

Etymology

From plan + -less. The suffix can indicate either literal absence of a plan or, more broadly, aimless and unorganized action.

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