purposeless

[pur-puhs-lis]

adjective

1. having no purpose or apparent meaning.

2. having no aim or goal; aimless.

   to lead a purposeless existence.

purposeless

/ ˈpɜːpəslɪs /

adjective

1. having no fixed plan or intention

Other Word Forms

• purposelessly adverb
• purposelessness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of purposeless¹

First recorded in 1545–55; purpose + -less

Example Sentences

“So, in a way, my life seems purposeless now,” Wright continues.

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The indirection is not purposeless; Edelman is building the service roads to his main argument.

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Meanwhile Kendall has become, in every sense of the word, purposeless now that the competition has finished and he has lost.

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“All who want a job have one. She has healed and united us and given purpose to the purposeless.”

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People who are depressed and suicidal feel helpless, powerless, useless, worthless, meaningless and purposeless.

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