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objectless

[ ob-jikt-lis, -jekt- ]

/ ˈɒb dʒɪkt lɪs, -dʒɛkt- /

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adjective

not directed toward any goal; purposeless; aimless.

having no object: an objectless preposition.

Origin of objectless

First recorded in 1795–1805; object + -less

OTHER WORDS FROM objectless

ob·ject·less·ly, adverb ob·ject·less·ness, noun

Words nearby objectless

objective symptom, objective test, objectivism, objectivity, objectivize, objectless, objet d'art, objet de vertu, objet trouvé, objure, objurgate

Example sentences from the Web for objectless

It cannot be the so-called “impulse to truth”: for how could there be an impulse towards a pure, cold and objectless knowledge?

Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) |Friedrich Nietzsche
Sometimes leading and sometimes carrying Hilda, Mrs. Hooven set off upon her objectless journey.

The Octopus |Frank Norris
For the moment it was a blind, objectless passion, directed against nothing and no one in particular.

The Wild Olive |Basil King
Unless Pope desired that the public should believe he was serious, the whole proceeding was objectless.

The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 |Alexander Pope

This movement was almost invariably accompanied by an objectless and fruitless symmetrical movement of the other hand.

The Story of the Mind |James Mark Baldwin