What does aimlessly mean?

aimlessly means "without aim; in an aimless manner".

How many syllables are in aimlessly?

aimlessly has 3 syllables: aim-les-sly. The stress falls on "aim". In IPA it is /ˈeɪmləsli/.

Is aimlessly a common word?

aimlessly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Aimlessly — meaning, pronunciation and syllables

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
without aim; in an aimless manner
“he wandered around aimlessly”

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What does aimlessly mean?: aimlessly means "without aim; in an aimless manner".
How many syllables are in aimlessly?: aimlessly has 3 syllables: aim-les-sly. The stress falls on "aim". In IPA it is /ˈeɪmləsli/.
Is aimlessly a common word?: aimlessly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for aimlessly come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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