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purposeful
pur·pose·ful P0671300 (pûr′pəs-fəl)adj.1. Having a purpose; intentional: a purposeful musician.2. Having or manifesting purpose; determined: entered the room with a purposeful look.
pur′pose·ful·ly adv.pur′pose·ful·ness n.purposeful (ˈpɜːpəsfʊl) adj1. having a definite purpose in view2. fixed in one's purpose; determined ˈpurposefully adv ˈpurposefulness nUsage: Purposefully is sometimes wrongly used where purposely is meant: he had purposely (not purposefully) left the door unlockedpur•pose•ful (ˈpɜr pəs fəl)
adj. 1. having a purpose. 2. determined; resolute. 3. full of meaning; significant. [1850–55] pur′pose•ful•ly, adv. pur′pose•ful•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | purposeful - serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goalmeaningful - having a meaning or purpose; "a meaningful explanation"; "a meaningful discussion"; "a meaningful pause"resolute - firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination; "stood resolute against the enemy"; "faced with a resolute opposition"; "a resolute and unshakeable faith"purposeless - not evidencing any purpose or goal | | 2. | purposeful - having meaning through having an aim; "led a happy purposeful life"meaningful - having a meaning or purpose; "a meaningful explanation"; "a meaningful discussion"; "a meaningful pause" |
purposefuladjective determined, resolved, resolute, decided, firm, settled, positive, fixed, deliberate, single-minded, tenacious, strong-willed, steadfast, immovable, unfaltering She had a purposeful air.
faltering, wavering, undecided, aimless, vacillating, undetermined, purposeless, irresolute, otiosepurposefuladjectiveDone or said on purpose:deliberate, intended, intentional, voluntary, willful, witting.Translationspurpose (ˈpəːpəs) noun1. the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed. What is the purpose of your visit? 目的 目的2. the use or function of an object. The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency. 效果，作用 效果，作用 3. determination. a man of purpose. 意志，決心 意志，决心 purposeful adjective having a definite purpose. with a purposeful look on his face. 有目的的 有目的的ˈpurposefully adverb 有目的 有目的ˈpurposeless adjective having no purpose. purposeless destruction. 無目的的 无目的的ˈpurposely adverb intentionally. He did it purposely to attract my attention. 特意地，故意地 特意地，故意地 ˌpurpose-ˈbuilt adjective made or built for a particular need or purpose. People who use wheelchairs sometimes live in purpose-built houses. 特意製作的，專用的 特意制作的，专用的 on purpose intentionally. Did you break the cup on purpose? 故意地，為了 故意地，为了 serve a purpose to be useful in some way. 對...適合，對...有用 对...适合，对...有用 to no purpose with no useful results. 不得要領的，徒勞無功 不得要领的，不合适的
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Synonyms for purposefuladj determinedSynonyms- determined
- resolved
- resolute
- decided
- firm
- settled
- positive
- fixed
- deliberate
- single-minded
- tenacious
- strong-willed
- steadfast
- immovable
- unfaltering
Antonyms- faltering
- wavering
- undecided
- aimless
- vacillating
- undetermined
- purposeless
- irresolute
- otiose
Synonyms for purposefuladj done or said on purposeSynonyms- deliberate
- intended
- intentional
- voluntary
- willful
- witting
Antonyms for purposefuladj serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goalRelated WordsAntonymsadj having meaning through having an aimRelated Words |