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Vinony

purposelessness

noun

  1. aimlessness/uselessness (lack of purpose/object/usefulness)
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noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English purposeless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English purposelessness From purposeless + -ness.

  1. The state of being purposeless.

    “Near-synonyms: pointlessness, meaninglessness, uselessness”

    “he used to be plain Charles, a vessel for moaning and waiting and a certain kind of purposelessness.”