Meanings
- uncountableThe state of being purposeless.
Near-synonyms: pointlessness, meaninglessness, uselessness
1 more example
he used to be plain Charles, a vessel for moaning and waiting and a certain kind of purposelessness.
6 May 2023, Rachel Cooke, “It was ludicrous but also magnificent: the coronation stirred every emotion”, in The GuardianSynonyms: pointlessness, meaninglessness, uselessness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state of being purposeless.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe quality of lacking any definite purpose
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek ματαιότης
- ματαιότης (mataiótēs)state of being purposeless
Esperanto senceleco
- sencelecostate of being purposeless
Hungarian céltalanság
- céltalanságstate of being purposeless
Irish fánaíocht
- fánaíochtstate of being purposeless
Polish bezcelowość
- bezcelowośćstate of being purposeless
Cite this entry
purposelessness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purposelessness
“purposelessness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purposelessness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purposelessness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purposelessness.
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