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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvagabondo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: va.ɡaˈbɔn.do
"Aveva uno stile di vita molto vagabondo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Tending to drift, wander, or shift without a fixed course, purpose, or direction.
"She had a dreamy, drifty quality about her that made it hard to pin down her thoughts." - 2
Characterized by accumulations of driven snow, sand, or similar material.
"The winter storm created drifty conditions across the rural highways."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English noun 'drift' (meaning a driving force, accumulation, or movement), combining the root with the adjectival suffix '-y' originating from Old English '-ig'. Historically used to describe snow or sand driven into heaps, its usage has evolved in contemporary contexts to describe a vague, meandering, or directionless quality in states of mind, music, or weather.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Drifty" is said worldwide
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vagabond
Transliteration: va-ga-bɔ̃
"Il avait l'esprit vagabond ce matin-là."
schweifend
Transliteration: ˈʃvaɪ̯fn̩t
"Seine Gedanken waren in einer schweifenden Stimmung."
vagabondo
Transliteration: va.ɡaˈbɔn.do
"Aveva uno stile di vita molto vagabondo."
errante
Transliteration: eˈrante
"Sus pensamientos eran vagos y errantes."
errante
Transliteration: eˈʁɐ̃.tʃi
"Ele manteve uma atitude errante durante a reunião."
लक्ष्यहीन
Transliteration: lakshyahin
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसकी बातें बहुत लक्ष्यहीन और अनिश्चित थीं।"
漂移的
Transliteration: piāoyí de
Script: 中文汉字
"她有一种漂移不定的艺术气质。"
정처 없는
Transliteration: jeongcheo eopsneun
Script: 한국어 한글
"그의 생각은 정처 없고 산만했다."
漂うような
Transliteration: tadayou youna
Script: 日本語
"彼女の話し方はどこか漂うような雰囲気があった。"
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