purposelessness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English purposeless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English purposelessness From purposeless + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state of being purposeless.
Near-synonyms: pointlessness, meaninglessness, uselessness
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 Guardian:
Synonyms
uselessness · pointlessness · meaninglessness
Translations (6)
eo senceleco (state of being purposeless) · kk бағытсыздық (state of being purposeless) · pl bezcelowość (state of being purposeless) · grc ματαιότης (state of being purposeless) · hu céltalanság (state of being purposeless) · ga fánaíocht (state of being purposeless)