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towardness

towardness

9.7
A focus on a goal or person that guides action
  • noun
  • /təˈwɔrdnəs/
translation icon : orientación
  • The team's towardness towards achieving their goals inspired everyone involved.

Examples

  • A lack of telos would mean a lack of "towardness," and this in turn would mean that nothing would lead to anything else in particular.

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  • Her sense of towardness was evident as she consistently offered help to her classmates.

  • His natural towardness made it easy for him to connect with people from diverse backgrounds.

Synonyms

direction
vstowardness
154 1.6

A person's aim or plan for their life

is being oriented toward a particular aim rather than measuring focus
directness
vstowardness
1 3.9

A straight movement toward a goal without turning

is the state of orientation toward something, not the action of moving
directedness
vstowardness
1 6.8

The quality of having a clear goal and working toward it

is about being oriented toward a person or goal regardless of clarity

Antonyms

disorientation
18 6.7

Feeling confused about where you are, who you are, or what is real

indirection
2 8.8

Saying or doing things in a roundabout way instead of being direct

How Directed

to target
821 2.9
focus
794 3.5
direction
∞ 1.0
towardness
9.7
orientation
26 3.9
vagueness
8 6.1
aimlessness
1 7.0

Surface Forms

towardness singular
towardnesses plural

Morphology

towardness = toward (transparent) = toward + ness

A straightforward nominalization of 'toward' meaning 'directed toward', so learners who know the base will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Towardness is built from toward ('in the direction of') and -ness, and the -ward part is like the -ward in forward, meaning 'direction'. So, towardness can mean the state of being directed or aimed 'toward' a person, goal, or object.