autotelic

[ aw-tuh-tel-ik ]

adjectivePhilosophy.
  1. (of an entity or event) having within itself the purpose of its existence or happening.

Origin of autotelic

1
First recorded in 1900–05; auto-1 + telic

Other words from autotelic

  • au·to·tel·ism, noun

Words Nearby autotelic

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