Purposeless

adj

adj ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Without purpose.

    "Turbulence was everywhere, within every blade of grass, every drop of dew on a leaf, every cloud in the sky, and every star beyond. The turbulence was purposeless, but in huge quantities of purposeless turbulence, purpose took shape."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not evidencing any purpose or goal wordnet
  2. 2
    serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
desultorysuperfluousaimlessbootlesscasualcauseless

Example

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"The most difficult crime to track is the one which is purposeless."

Etymology

From purpose + -less.

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