directionlessness

noun

directionlessness

noun

UK /dʌɪˈɹɛkʃənləsnəs/

Etymology From directionless + -ness.

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:

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