Meanings
nounpurposefulness (uncountable)
- uncountableThe state of being purposeful.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe quality of having a definite purpose
Similar
sense of purpose
Opposite
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
German Zielbewusstheit, Zielgerichtetheit
- Zielbewusstheitbeing intentional
- Zielgerichtetheitbeing intentional
- Zielsicherheitbeing intentional
- Zielstrebigkeitbeing intentional
- Entschlossenheitbeing resolute
Hungarian céltudatosság, szándékosság
- céltudatosságbeing intentional
- szándékosságbeing intentional
- eltökéltségbeing resolute
- határozottságbeing resolute
- szilárdságbeing resolute
Russian целенапра́вленность, целеустремлённость
- целенапра́вленность (celenaprávlennostʹ)being intentional
- целеустремлённость (celeustremljónnostʹ)being resolute
- реши́тельность (rešítelʹnostʹ)being resolute
- реши́мость (rešímostʹ)being resolute
Cite this entry
APA
purposefulness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purposefulness
MLA
“purposefulness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purposefulness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purposefulness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purposefulness.
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