purposelessness

English

Etymology

From purposeless +‎ -ness.

Noun

purposelessness (uncountable)

1. The state of being purposeless.

   Near-synonyms: pointlessness, meaninglessness, uselessness

   • 6 May 2023, Rachel Cooke, “It was ludicrous but also magnificent: the coronation stirred every emotion”, in The Guardian‎:

     he used to be plain Charles, a vessel for moaning and waiting and a certain kind of purposelessness.

Translations

state of being purposeless

Esperanto: senceleco Greek: Ancient: ματαιότης f (mataiótēs) Hungarian: céltalanság (hu) Irish: fánaíocht f Kazakh: бағытсыздық (bağytsyzdyq) Polish: bezcelowość (pl) f