Definition of purposeless Purposeless

/pɚˈpʌslʌs/ - [perpuslus] - pur•pose•less

We found 4 definitions of purposeless from 3 different sources.

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What does purposeless mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

purposeless - not evidencing any purpose or goal
  purposeful having meaning through having an aim; "led a happy purposeful life"
  meaningless, nonmeaningful having no meaning or direction or purpose; "a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life"; "a verbose but meaningless explanation"
  directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected, adrift, aimless, afloat afloat on the surface of a body of water; "after the storm the boats were adrift"
purposeless - serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence"
  otiose, pointless, senseless, superfluous, wasted
  worthless lacking in usefulness or value; "a worthless idler"
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  • purposeless (Adjective)
    Without purpose.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • purposeless (a.)
    Having no purpose or result; objectless.

Pronunciation

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