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, adverbob·ject·less·ness, noun

Words nearby objectless

objectivism, objectivity, objectivize, object language, object lens, objectless, object lesson, object linking and embedding, object-oriented, object-oriented programming, object program

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