Purposelessness

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
The state of being purposeless. uncountable
"Near-synonyms: pointlessness, meaninglessness, uselessness"
2
the quality of lacking any definite purpose wordnet

Synonyms

absurdity aimlessness dead letter emptiness fatuity futility

Antonyms

Example

"Near-synonyms: pointlessness, meaninglessness, uselessness"

Etymology

From purposeless + -ness.

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