What does motiveless mean?

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mo·tive·less

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. motiveless, unprovoked, wantonadjective

    occurring without motivation or provocation

    "motiveless malignity"; "unprovoked and dastardly attack"- F.D.Roosevelt

Wiktionary

  1. motivelessadjective

    Without a motive.

    It seems to have been a motiveless crime.

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  1. motiveless

    Motiveless refers to an action, behavior, or event that lacks a clear, discernible purpose, intention, or reason. It indicates the absence of a specific motive driving the action or behavior.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Motivelessadjective

    destitute of a motive; not incited by a motive

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of motiveless in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of motiveless in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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