purposeful
adjective
having a purpose.
purposefulness
-
a word derived from
purposeful.
Example Sentences
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GOLDIN: There’s an overriding sense of lack of purposefulness and this drowning in content that you’re constantly being fed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Born Louis Murray Naidorf on Aug. 15, 1928, in Los Angeles, he shaped his future with the same purposefulness and tenacity he brought to his buildings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2025
And so we can consider aspects of animal consciousness beyond the experience of suffering, such as playfulness and curiosity, the ability to make decisions, purposefulness.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2024
“I admired his purposefulness and perseverance,” says Mariia Galaburda, a senior researcher at the Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry, where Kravchenko worked.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 22, 2022
There was a calm purposefulness to her movements that he liked.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
