noun
Meaning 1
The state of being purposeful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
purposefulness
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noun
Meaning 2
the quality of having a definite purpose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sense of purpose
Antonyms: purposelessness
Broader terms: meaningfulness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English purposeful 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 purposefulness From purposeful + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: Zielbewusstheit — being intentional
- German: Zielgerichtetheit — being intentional
- German: Zielsicherheit — being intentional
- German: Zielstrebigkeit — being intentional
- Hungarian: céltudatosság — being intentional
- Hungarian: szándékosság — being intentional
- Russian: целенапра́вленность (celenaprávlennostʹ) — being intentional
- German: Entschlossenheit — being resolute
- Hungarian: eltökéltség — being resolute
- Hungarian: határozottság — being resolute
- Hungarian: szilárdság — being resolute
- Russian: целеустремлённость (celeustremljónnostʹ) — being resolute
- Russian: реши́тельность (rešítelʹnostʹ) — being resolute
- Russian: реши́мость (rešímostʹ) — being resolute