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dreamlessness

7.9

A feeling of having no hope or plans for the future

noun
/ˈdrimləsnəs/

: ausencia de sueños

He was troubled by a sense of dreamlessness that left him feeling empty and unmotivated.

Examples

His dreamlessness made him feel lost and unmotivated.
The novel explores the dreamlessness of a generation without hope for the future.
After years of routine work she felt a dull dreamlessness that made every day grey.
She experienced a state of dreamlessness after her long illness.
After weeks of concern about his future, he finally accepted his dreamlessness and focused on the present.
Living in a state of dreamlessness, she felt no ambitions or aspirations guiding her life.
His dreamlessness left him feeling empty, as he no longer had any goals or desires to pursue.

Synonyms

aimlessness

vsdreamlessness

1 7.0

A lack of clear purpose or direction

is about inner hopes and imagination, not practical direction or purpose

desirelessness

vsdreamlessness

1 9.5

A state of not wanting to do anything and lacking motivation

focuses on lacking hopes and imaginative aspirations rather than general wanting

Antonyms

aspiration

106 4.2

A strong wish to reach an important goal

dreaming

14 1.2

Seeing images or feelings in your mind while you sleep

How Aspirational

ambition

303 2.8

to vision

3 5.9

dreamlessness

7.9

apathy

43 6.2

Surface Forms

dreamlessness singular

dreamlessnesses plural

Morphology

dreamlessness = dreamless (transparent) = dream + less + ness

The suffix '-ness' is a standard noun-forming suffix indicating a state or condition.

Etymology

The word dreamlessness is made from dream (meaning 'hopes' or 'big ideas'), -less ('without'), and -ness (a 'state'). So, dreamlessness means being without hopes or imagination, which is why it describes a dull, empty feeling.