plotless

plot  (plt)

n.

1.

a. A small piece of ground, generally used for a specific purpose: a garden plot.

b. A measured area of land; a lot.

2. A ground plan, as for a building; a diagram.

3. See graph¹.

4. The pattern of events or main story in a narrative or drama.

5. A secret plan to accomplish a hostile or illegal purpose; a scheme.

v. plot·ted, plot·ting, plots

v.tr.

1. To represent graphically, as on a chart: plot a ship's course.

2. Mathematics

a. To locate (points or other figures) on a graph by means of coordinates.

b. To draw (a curve) connecting points on a graph.

3. To conceive and arrange the action and incidents of: "I began plotting novels at about the time I learned to read" (James Baldwin).

4. To form a plot for; prearrange secretly or deviously: plot an assassination.

v.intr.

1. To be located by means of coordinates, as on a chart or with data.

2. To form or take part in a plot; scheme.

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[Middle English, from Old English.]

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plotless adj.

plotless·ness n.

Translations

plotless [ˈplɒtlɪs] ADJ [film, play, novel] → sin argumento, carente de argumento

plotless

adj → handlungslos, ohne Handlung; the film is riveting but almost plotless → der Film ist faszinierend, hat aber fast keine Handlung