Meanings
comparative more purposeless · superlative most purposeless
- Without purpose.
Turbulence was everywhere, within every blade of grass, every drop of dew on a leaf, every cloud in the sky, and every star beyond. The turbulence was purposeless, but in huge quantities of purposeless turbulence, purpose took shape.
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Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveserving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek εἰκαῖος
- εἰκαῖος (eikaîos)without purpose
Bulgarian безцелен
- безцелен (bezcelen)without purpose
Dutch doelloos
- doellooswithout purpose
Esperanto sencela
- sencelawithout purpose
Finnish tarkoitukseton
- tarkoituksetonwithout purpose
Icelandic tilgangslaus
- tilgangslauswithout purpose
Lithuanian betikslis
- betiksliswithout purpose
Māori makihoi, karore
- makihoiwithout purpose
- karorewithout purpose
Polish bezcelowy
- bezcelowywithout purpose
Spanish sin propósito
- sin propósitowithout purpose
Welsh dibwrpas, diamcan
- dibwrpaswithout purpose
- diamcanwithout purpose
Cite this entry
purposeless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purposeless
“purposeless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purposeless. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purposeless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purposeless.
Source: purposeless on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.