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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVisionlessness
/ˈvɪʒ.ən.ləs.nəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The lack of imagination, foresight, or clear perspective regarding the future.
"The committee's absolute visionlessness resulted in a stagnant strategy that failed to anticipate market shifts." - 2
The quality of lacking inspirational goals or long-term direction in leadership.
"Critics pointed to the administration's visionlessness as the primary reason for the decline in public morale."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed from the noun vision (derived from Latin visio, meaning 'sight' or 'thing seen') combined with the suffix -less (from Old English -lēas, meaning 'devoid of') and the noun-forming suffix -ness (from Old English -nes). The compound emerged in the late 19th century as political and corporate discourse increasingly emphasized strategic foresight.
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manque de vision
Transliteration: mank də vi.zjɔ̃
"Le manque de vision des dirigeants a conduit l'entreprise à la faillite."
Visionslosigkeit
Transliteration: fɪˈzi̯oːnsˌloːzɪçkaɪt
"Die Visionslosigkeit der politischen Führung wurde scharf kritisiert."
mancanza di visione
Transliteration: manˈkan.tsa di viˈzjo.ne
"La totale mancanza di visione ha bloccato ogni progetto di riforma."
falta de visión
Transliteration: ˈfal.ta de biˈsjon
"La falta de visión en la estrategia económica era evidente."
falta de visão
Transliteration: ˈfaw.tɐ dʒi viˈzɐ̃w
"A falta de visão da diretoria prejudicou o crescimento da empresa."
दूरदर्शिता की कमी
Transliteration: dooradarshita ki kami
"नेतृत्व में दूरदर्शिता की कमी के कारण योजना असफल हो गई।"
缺乏远见
Transliteration: quēfá yuǎnjiàn
"管理层的缺乏远见导致了公司遭遇重大危机。"
비전 부재
Transliteration: bijeon bujae
"정치적 비전 부재가 사회적 갈등을 심화시켰다."
ビジョンの欠如
Transliteration: bijon no ketsujo
"指導者のビジョンの欠如がプロジェクトの失敗を招いた。"
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