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[ pur-puhs-lis ] / ˈpɜr pəs lɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR purposeless ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivehaving no purpose or apparent meaning. having no aim or goal; aimless: to lead a purposeless existence. Origin of purposelessFirst recorded in 1545–55; purpose + -less OTHER WORDS FROM purposelesspur·pose·less·ly, adverbpur·pose·less·ness, nounWords nearby purposelesspurported, purportedly, purpose, purpose-built, purposeful, purposeless, purposely, purposive, purpresture, purpura, purpura annularis telangiectodes Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for purposelessI watched another three episodes, thinking it might just be a slow start—but no, the amiable, purposeless loafing continues. Yes, ‘Looking’ Is Boring. It’s the Drama Gays Deserve.|Tim Teeman|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Early critics called it 'a strange, inartistic story' with 'purposeless power.' Battle of the Brontes|Jennie Yabroff|March 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST Early critics called it "a strange, inartistic story" with "purposeless power." Battle of the Brontes|Jennie Yabroff|March 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST Chicago is leaderless, purposeless, slovenly, down at the heels. Marching Men|Sherwood Anderson
Even he was not willing to come to a blank, purposeless end. In Wild Rose Time|Amanda M. Douglas Benton, little to his credit, was a leader in these purposeless conflicts. Thomas Hart Benton|Theodore Roosevelt In the purposeless career of a man of his sort, there is much that it is well to forget. The Business of Life|Robert W. Chambers To and fro, soundless and purposeless, swung the long pendulum. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 5, No. 28, February, 1860|Various
British Dictionary definitions for purposeless
adjectivehaving no fixed plan or intention Derived forms of purposelesspurposelessly, adverbpurposelessness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to purposelessaimless, desultory, empty, feckless, fustian, good-for-nothing, haphazard, hit-or-miss, indiscriminate, irregular, meaningless, needless, nonsensical, pointless, random, senseless, unnecessary, unplanned, unprofitable, vacuous |