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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVisionless
/ˈvɪʒ.ən.ləs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Lacking foresight, imagination, or a clear plan for the future.
"The committee's visionless approach to urban planning failed to anticipate the city's rapid growth." - 2
Lacking physical sight; blind.
"He navigated the familiar room with ease despite being visionless."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'vision' (from Old French 'vision' and Latin 'visio', meaning 'sight, a thing seen'), combined with the native Germanic suffix '-less' (from Old English 'lēas', meaning 'devoid of, lacking'). The compound emerged in the mid-19th century to describe individuals, policies, or plans lacking foresight, imagination, or a guiding strategic plan.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Visionless" is said worldwide
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sans vision
Transliteration: sɑ̃ vi.zjɔ̃
"Cette politique économique est complètement sans vision."
visionslos
Transliteration: fɪˈzi̯oːnsˌloːs
"Die Partei lieferte eine visionslose Antwort auf die Krise."
privo di visione
Transliteration: ˈpriːvo di viˈzjoːne
"Fu una mossa politica miope e priva di visione."
sin visión
Transliteration: sin biˈsjon
"El proyecto fracasó por ser una propuesta sin visión de futuro."
sem visão
Transliteration: sẽ viˈzɐ̃w
"A liderança atual demonstrou ser completamente sem visão."
दूरदर्शिताहीन
Transliteration: dooradarshitahin
"यह एक दूरदर्शिताहीन निर्णय था।"
缺乏远见的
Transliteration: quēfá yuǎnjiàn de
"这是一个缺乏远见的决定。"
안목이 없는
Transliteration: anmogi eomneun
"그것은 안목이 없는 정책 결정이었다."
先見の明がない
Transliteration: senken no mei ga nai
"それは非常に先見の明がない計画だった。"
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