purposelessness

English

Etymology

From purposeless +‎ -ness.

Noun

purposelessness (uncountable)

1. The state of being purposeless.
   • 6 May 2023, Rachel Cooke, “It was ludicrous but also magnificent: the coronation stirred every emotion”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     he used to be plain Charles, a vessel for moaning and waiting and a certain kind of purposelessness.

Translations

state of being purposeless

• Esperanto: senceleco
• Greek:

  Ancient: ματαιότης f (mataiótēs)

• Irish: fánaíocht f
• Kazakh: бағытсыздық (bağytsyzdyq)
• Polish: bezcelowość (pl) f