purposelessadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈpəːpəsləs/, U.S.

/ˈpərpəsləs/

Forms: see purpose n. and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: purpose n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < purpose n. + -less suffix.

1. Done, made, or produced without purpose or design; existing for no reason. †Occasionally as adv. (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adjective] > unintentional or involuntary > aimless

purposeless1552

aimless1583

wayless1605

shapelessa1616

designless1649

scopeless1666

unmeaning1680

objectless1797

motiveless1798

purportless1802

driftless1806

adrift1818

unpurpose-like1825

unpurposed1827

goalless1828

nothingarian1859

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Purposeles, absurdus. Purposeles, or wythout purpose or reason, absurde.

1596 L. Keymis 2nd Voy. Guiana in R. Hakluyt Principal Nauigations (1599) III. 681 By this I perceiued, that to stay longer for him..would bee purposelesse.

1622 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. VI. O.T. xvi. 61 There are busie spirits that loue to cary newes, though thanklesse, though purposelesse.

a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 179 Praier is ever joined with fasting in all our humiliations; without which the emptinesse of our mawes were but a vain and purposeless ceremony.

1748 R. Leighton Wks. I. 502 If nothing but Wind, Vanity and Folly, the Speech will be airy, and vain, and purposeless.

1835 J. Ross Narr. Second Voy. North-west Passage vi. 80 A purposeless waste of time.

1883 Cent. Mag. Sept. 789/1 The unworthiness of ‘idle words’ and vacuous, purposeless gossip.

1935 W. Faulkner Pylon 17 A pocked desolation of some terrific and apparently purposeless reclamation across which the shell road ran.

1991 Rolling Stone 21 Feb. 45/2 The seven concept clips have affectingly cute but ultimately purposeless scenarios.

2. Having no purpose, plan, or aim.

ΚΠ

1826 New Monthly Mag. 16 264 Endless, purposeless visitants; droppers in, as they are called.

1871 S. Smiles Character i. 12 Without a certain degree of practical efficient force..life will be indefinite and purposeless.

1925 F. S. Fitzgerald Great Gatsby iii. 51 The only place in the garden where a single man could linger without looking purposeless and alone.

1978 M. Cox Structuring Therapeutic Process ii. 46 An awareness of purposeless drifting rather than having any fixed point of reference or goal.

2002 D. Leon Wilful Behaviour (2003) xxi. 255 Brunetti found himself purposeless and without the will to do any specific thing.

Derivatives

ˈpurposelessly adv. in a purposeless manner; aimlessly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adverb] > unintentionally or involuntarily > aimlessly

about1638

designlessly1659

aimlessly1818

purposelessly1840

round1848

divaguely1857

objectlessly1860

motivelessly1867

unmeaningly1871

footlessly1916

1840 R. M. Milnes Poetry for the People 198 The Victor, doomed to die some other day, Enjoyed the plaudits purposelessly earned.

1859 Chambers's Jrnl. 11 82 She was..purposelessly unsympathetic.

1920 Elem. School Jrnl. 20 426 While he dawdles and fusses with office routine and chats purposelessly.

1991 F. King Ant Colony (1992) viii. 61 He had been merely wandering purposelessly down one street after another.

ˈpurposelessness n. lack of purpose, object, or usefulness; aimlessness, uselessness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [noun] > unintentional or involuntary quality > aimlessness

driftlessness1801

aimlessness1828

purposelessness1845

objectlessness1862

unwill1899

1845 Q. Rev. June 99 One of her greatest charms..is that very purposelessness resulting from the more desultory nature of her education.

1941 Jrnl. Aesthetics & Art Crit. 1 ii/iii. 105 In beauty the purposelessness of life is enjoyed as pure appearance.

1999 Lingua Franca Nov. 21 The man who largely made his name insisting on the purposelessness of life has found a place in his heart for religion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	purposeless
释义	purposelessadj.adv. Brit. /ˈpəːpəsləs/, U.S. /ˈpərpəsləs/ Forms: see purpose n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: purpose n., -less suffix. Etymology: < purpose n. + -less suffix. 1. Done, made, or produced without purpose or design; existing for no reason. †Occasionally as adv. (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adjective] > unintentional or involuntary > aimless purposeless1552 aimless1583 wayless1605 shapelessa1616 designless1649 scopeless1666 unmeaning1680 objectless1797 motiveless1798 purportless1802 driftless1806 adrift1818 unpurpose-like1825 unpurposed1827 goalless1828 nothingarian1859 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Purposeles, absurdus. Purposeles, or wythout purpose or reason, absurde. 1596 L. Keymis 2nd Voy. Guiana in R. Hakluyt Principal Nauigations (1599) III. 681 By this I perceiued, that to stay longer for him..would bee purposelesse. 1622 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. VI. O.T. xvi. 61 There are busie spirits that loue to cary newes, though thanklesse, though purposelesse. a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 179 Praier is ever joined with fasting in all our humiliations; without which the emptinesse of our mawes were but a vain and purposeless ceremony. 1748 R. Leighton Wks. I. 502 If nothing but Wind, Vanity and Folly, the Speech will be airy, and vain, and purposeless. 1835 J. Ross Narr. Second Voy. North-west Passage vi. 80 A purposeless waste of time. 1883 Cent. Mag. Sept. 789/1 The unworthiness of ‘idle words’ and vacuous, purposeless gossip. 1935 W. Faulkner Pylon 17 A pocked desolation of some terrific and apparently purposeless reclamation across which the shell road ran. 1991 Rolling Stone 21 Feb. 45/2 The seven concept clips have affectingly cute but ultimately purposeless scenarios. 2. Having no purpose, plan, or aim. ΚΠ 1826 New Monthly Mag. 16 264 Endless, purposeless visitants; droppers in, as they are called. 1871 S. Smiles Character i. 12 Without a certain degree of practical efficient force..life will be indefinite and purposeless. 1925 F. S. Fitzgerald Great Gatsby iii. 51 The only place in the garden where a single man could linger without looking purposeless and alone. 1978 M. Cox Structuring Therapeutic Process ii. 46 An awareness of purposeless drifting rather than having any fixed point of reference or goal. 2002 D. Leon Wilful Behaviour (2003) xxi. 255 Brunetti found himself purposeless and without the will to do any specific thing. Derivatives ˈpurposelessly adv. in a purposeless manner; aimlessly. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [adverb] > unintentionally or involuntarily > aimlessly about1638 designlessly1659 aimlessly1818 purposelessly1840 round1848 divaguely1857 objectlessly1860 motivelessly1867 unmeaningly1871 footlessly1916 1840 R. M. Milnes Poetry for the People 198 The Victor, doomed to die some other day, Enjoyed the plaudits purposelessly earned. 1859 Chambers's Jrnl. 11 82 She was..purposelessly unsympathetic. 1920 Elem. School Jrnl. 20 426 While he dawdles and fusses with office routine and chats purposelessly. 1991 F. King Ant Colony (1992) viii. 61 He had been merely wandering purposelessly down one street after another. ˈpurposelessness n. lack of purpose, object, or usefulness; aimlessness, uselessness. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [noun] > unintentional or involuntary quality > aimlessness driftlessness1801 aimlessness1828 purposelessness1845 objectlessness1862 unwill1899 1845 Q. Rev. June 99 One of her greatest charms..is that very purposelessness resulting from the more desultory nature of her education. 1941 Jrnl. Aesthetics & Art Crit. 1 ii/iii. 105 In beauty the purposelessness of life is enjoyed as pure appearance. 1999 Lingua Franca Nov. 21 The man who largely made his name insisting on the purposelessness of life has found a place in his heart for religion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1552
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