autotelic
- adjective
- /ˌɔːtəˈtɛlɪk/
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autotélico
- She enjoys painting as an autotelic activity, finding joy in the process itself.
- an autotelic personality
- an autotelic job
Something that is autotelic is an end in itself.
- Something that is autotelic is an end in itself.
- The plane it traces shoots out a space whose dimensions are at once autotelic and implausible in this world.
Examples
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As Else (2009) maintains, play is personally directed, trades upon a disposition or a mood, and is commonly autotelic—undertaken for its own rewards.
Academic text (2014) -
Indeed, our entire industry is founded on the fact that our developers find Drupal work to be an autotelic experience.
Blog text (11) -
Something that is autotelic is an end in itself.
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Individuals who hold an autotelic personality are said to be more likely to experience flow than others.
Academic text (1998) -
Workers find an inextricable, intrinsic motivation for the autotelic job.
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Autotelic activities are patterns of action within a task that maximize immediate intrinsic rewards to the participant (Privette, 1983) and meet the conditions previously described for a flow state to occur.
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An autotelic experience provides satisfaction and enjoyment without needing any external rewards.
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Many athletes engage in autotelic pursuits, focusing on the pleasure of the sport rather than the competition.
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
autotelic = telic (semi-transparent) = auto + tel + ic
The word is built directly by adding auto- 'self' to the base adjective 'telic', so the compositional meaning is readily recoverable.
Etymology
Autotelic comes from Greek parts auto- 'self', like in automobile and autograph, and telos 'end' or 'goal'. So an autotelic activity has its own purpose and you do it for its own sake.