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purposefulness

purposefulness

1 4.9
A clear aim and strong determination to reach it
  • noun
  • /ˈpɜr.pəs.fəl.nəs/
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  • The artist painted each stroke with a purposefulness that conveyed deep emotion and intent.

And when I'm in touch with that, I feel that sense of wholeness and purposefulness when I'm out of it's when I start unraveling, so to speak.

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Examples

  • She approached her studies with a sense of purposefulness, determined to achieve her goals.

  • Those were his lessons: open doors, open hearts, work as vacation, and life as a journey toward meaning, purposefulness, and love.

    Academic text (1999)
  • That core feeling of purposefulness, that feeling of passion, it all starts with interest.

  • The third and final phase is when people come out of the transition process with new energy, resolve, purposefulness, and even a new identity.

    Academic text (2007)
  • He spoke of his work with love, purposefulness, and a deep sense of meaning.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Going out and coming in speaks of purposefulness, not of idly wandering about.

    Blog text (25)
  • When the teacher finishes one activity and moves on to the next activity, there should be intention and purposefulness in the bridging transition.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Rta was the word by which the Vedic seers pointed to the underlying order and purposefulness of natural phenomena.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Everywhere was the feeling of purposefulness and energy Pandora had sensed from the Anglo in Hubbell's.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • I am suggesting that an enhanced feeling of power grows out of the healthy interaction with empathically attuned others, contributing to the capacity to act in the environment with a sense of self-efficacy and purposefulness.

    Academic text (2007)

Synonyms

determination
vspurposefulness
142 3.0

Being firm and not giving up when trying to reach a goal

is the quality of clear aim combined with resolve, not only persistence
sense of purpose
vspurposefulness
22 3.5

A feeling of having a clear aim in life or work that gives you motivation

is the stable quality rather than the feeling itself
intentionality
vspurposefulness
  • Formal
3 8.0

The ability to act on purpose and direct the mind toward a goal

is about clear aim plus resolve, not only mental direction
deliberateness
vspurposefulness
1 6.7

A careful, thoughtful, and slow way of acting or making decisions

focuses on aim and resolve rather than careful slow action
purposiveness
vspurposefulness
8.1

A quality of having a clear plan or reason for action

is the same quality expressed by a different form
firmness of purpose
vspurposefulness
4.6

Strong determination to reach a goal and not give up

is the broader state of having clear direction, not only firm commitment
pointfulness
vspurposefulness
8.9

The quality of having clear meaning or a useful purpose

is about having a clear aim and determination rather than mere meaning

Antonyms

19 3.4

Not able to make a choice quickly or with confidence

1 7.0

A lack of clear purpose or direction

The feeling of having no clear goal or direction

How Purposeful

resolve
92 4.4
determination
142 3.0
purposefulness
1 4.9
aimlessness
1 7.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

purposefulness = purposeful (transparent) = purpose + ful + ness

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ness' to 'purposeful', producing a clear nominalization of the adjective.

Etymology

Purposefulness comes from purpose, which meant 'to put forward' or 'to set a goal' and is like the word propose, where pro- means 'forward' and pose means 'put'. So, purposefulness is having a clear aim and firm determination.