autotelic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Containing its own meaning or purpose; deriving meaning and purpose from within.
Of or pertaining to the quality of (a thing's) being autotelic.
Not motivated by anything beyond itself; thematically self-contained.

noun

/ˈɔːtəˌtɛlɪk/ /ˌɔːtəˈtɛlɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-autotelic.wav

autotelic more autotelic most autotelic autotelics

From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) + τέλος (télos, “result; end”); compare auto- and telic. From early 20th century.

non-autotelic nonautotelic

autotelism heterotelic telic self-motivated

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