purposelessness

The state of being purposeless.

Noun

  1. 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...

    Synonyms: pointlessness meaninglessness uselessness

Origin

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.