adj
Meaning 1
Without a rudder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
rudderless
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adj
Meaning 2
Lacking guidance or direction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
aimlessly drifting
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: adrift(p), afloat(p), aimless, directionless, planless, undirected
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1reh1- Proto-Indo-European *h1roh1-(ye-)-tider. Proto-Germanic *rōaną Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Germanic *-þrą Proto-Germanic *rōþrą Proto-West Germanic *rōþr Old English rōþor Middle English rother English rudder Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English rudderless From rudder + -less.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: stuurloos — without a rudder, unsteerable, without guidance
- German: orientierungslos — without a rudder, unsteerable, without guidance
- German: steuerlos — without a rudder, unsteerable, without guidance
- German: führungslos — without a rudder, unsteerable, without guidance
- Norwegian: uten ror — without a rudder, unsteerable, without guidance
- Spanish: desnortado — without a rudder, unsteerable, without guidance