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Corporations are social organizations, the theater in which men and women realize or fail to realize purposeful and productive lives.
Lester Bangs

Meaning of "purposeful" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PURPOSEFUL

purposeful  [ˈpɜːpəsfʊl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PURPOSEFUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Purposeful is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PURPOSEFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Teleology

A teleology is any philosophical account that holds that final causes exist in nature, meaning that — analogous to purposes found in human actions — nature inherently tends toward definite ends. Teleology was explored by Plato and Aristotle, by Saint Anselm during the 11th century AD, in the late 18th century by Immanuel Kant as a regulative principle in his Critique of Judgment and by Carl Jung. It was fundamental to the speculative philosophy of Hegel. A thing, process, or action is teleological when it is for the sake of an end, i.e., a telos or final cause. In general, it may be said that there are two types of final causes, which may be called intrinsic finality and extrinsic finality. ▪ A thing or action has an extrinsic finality when it is for the sake of something external to itself. In a way, people exhibit extrinsic finality when they seek the happiness of a child. If the external thing had not existed that action would not display finality. ▪ A thing or action has an intrinsic finality when it is for none other than its own sake.

Definition of purposeful in the English dictionary

The definition of purposeful in the dictionary is having a definite purpose in view. Other definition of purposeful is fixed in one's purpose; determined.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PURPOSEFUL


blissful
ˈblɪsfʊl
boxful
ˈbɒksfʊl
chanceful
ˈtʃɑːnsfʊl
disgraceful
dɪsˈɡreɪsfʊl
distressful
dɪsˈtrɛsfʊl
forceful
ˈfɔːsfʊl
glassful
ˈɡlɑːsfʊl
graceful
ˈɡreɪsfʊl
houseful
ˈhaʊsfʊl
peaceful
ˈpiːsfʊl
remorseful
rɪˈmɔːsfʊl
resourceful
rɪˈzɔːsfʊl
successful
səkˈsɛsfʊl
suspenseful
səˈspɛnsfʊl
ungraceful
ʌnˈɡreɪsfʊl
unremorseful
ˌʌnrɪˈmɔːsfʊl
unsuccessful
ˌʌnsəkˈsɛsfʊl
unuseful
ʌnˈjuːsfʊl
useful
ˈjuːsfʊl
wineglassful
ˈwaɪnˌɡlɑːsfʊl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PURPOSEFUL

purple-fringed orchis
purpleness
purplish
purply
purport
purported
purportedly
purportless
purpose
purpose-built
purposefully
purposefulness
purposeless
purposelessly
purposelessness
purposely
purposive
purposively
purposiveness
purpresture

WORDS THAT END LIKE PURPOSEFUL

careful
diseaseful
easeful
fateful
grateful
hateful
hopeful
increaseful
menseful
museful
noiseful
pauseful
praiseful
promiseful
reposeful
senseful
shameful
tasteful
unreposeful
wasteful

Synonyms and antonyms of purposeful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PURPOSEFUL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «purposeful» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of purposeful

Translation of «purposeful» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PURPOSEFUL

Find out the translation of purposeful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of purposeful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «purposeful» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

有意图的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

resuelto
570 millions of speakers

English

purposeful
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उद्देश्यपूर्ण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هادفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

целенаправленное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

resoluto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সকাম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

résolu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berhati-hati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

entschlossen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

意図を持った
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

목적의식이 있는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Purposeful
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

có mục đích
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறிக்கோளுடன் கூடிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेतुपूर्ण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

maksatlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

determinato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

celowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

цілеспрямоване
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

intenționat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκόπιμη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

doelgerigte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

målmedveten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

målrettet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of purposeful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PURPOSEFUL»

The term «purposeful» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.540 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PURPOSEFUL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about purposeful

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10 QUOTES WITH «PURPOSEFUL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word purposeful.
1
Lester Bangs
Corporations are social organizations, the theater in which men and women realize or fail to realize purposeful and productive lives.
2
Selma Blair
I think getting married gave me a focus. It gave me a focus and direction I want to have in my life. And I think having another person that you make such a purposeful bond with has given me the opportunity to see how that can be with all the other aspects of my life.
3
Rory Bremner
When I first met Tony Blair in 1996, he was open and idealistic, keen to bring a breath of fresh air to government. But something happened - was it just the arrogance of power? - that narrowed Labour's vision from purposeful reform and investment, to peevish and petulant pragmatism.
4
Erich Fromm
We all dream; we do not understand our dreams, yet we act as if nothing strange goes on in our sleep minds, strange at least by comparison with the logical, purposeful doings of our minds when we are awake.
5
Steve Gleason
Life is difficult. Not just for me or other ALS patients. Life is difficult for everyone. Finding ways to make life meaningful and purposeful and rewarding, doing the activities that you love and spending time with the people that you love - I think that's the meaning of this human experience.
6
Peter Guber
Think about all the great leaders. Think about Obama. Think about Clinton. Think about Nelson Mandela. Think about all the people that we know who are very successful in business, in politics and religion. What are they? They tell purposeful stories. They move people to action by aiming at the heart.
7
Peter Guber
In any situation that calls for you to persuade, convince or manage someone or a group of people to do something, the ability to tell a purposeful story will be your secret sauce. Telling to win through purposeful stories is situation, industry, gender, demographic, and psychographic-agnostic. It's an all-purpose, everyone wins tool.
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Peter Guber
Telling purposeful stories is interactive. It's not a monolog. Ultimately, purposeful tellers must surrender control of their stories, creating a gap for the listener(s) to willingly cross in order to take ownership. Only when the listener(s) own the tellers' story and make it theirs, will they virally market it.
9
Peter Guber
The seminal elements of what makes a story great - challenge, struggle, resolution - are the same whether we're talking about story content for a movie such as 'Rain Man,' or telling a purposeful story to forge new business relationships or conclude a fruitful transaction, such as acquiring an NBA franchise.
10
Peter Guber
The magic happens when you take facts and figures, features and benefits, decks and PowerPoints - relatively soulless information - and embed them in the telling of a purposeful story. Your 'tell' renders an experience to your audience, making the information inside the story memorable, resonant and actionable.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PURPOSEFUL»

Discover the use of purposeful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to purposeful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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On Purposeful Systems: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of ...
This book provides an innovative foundation for looking at human and social behavior as a system of purposeful (teleological) events.
Russell L. Ackoff, Russell Lincoln Ackoff, Fred E. Emery, 2005
2
The Purposeful Argument: A Practical Guide
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Harry Phillips, Patricia Bostian, 2011
3
Purposeful Program Theory: Effective Use of Theories of ...
Far from the narrow 'one true way' approaches to program theory, this book provides numerous practical options for applying program theory to fulfill different purposes and constraints, and guides the reader through the sound critical ...
Sue C. Funnell, Patricia J. Rogers, 2011
4
Comprehension Through Conversation: The Power of Purposeful ...
These are classrooms of the sort that we hope our children and grandchildren are lucky enough to encounter - not once in a while but routinely.
Maria Nichols, 2006
5
The Purposeful Universe: How Quantum Theory and Mayan ...
Identifying the Mayan World Tree with the central axis of the cosmos, the author shows how evolution is not random • Shows how the evolution of the universe emanates from the cosmic Tree of Life • Explains the origin and evolution of ...
Carl Johan Calleman, Ph.D., 2009
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Creating a purposeful life: How to reclaim your life, live ...
The book will help you examine your current relationship with time, develop your own purposeful life action plan, overcome barriers to change, use your time more intentionally, plan your career and choose some ideas to sustain you on your ...
Richard Fox, 2012
7
Translating as a Purposeful Activity: Functionalist ...
The book includes an overview of how the theories developed, illustrations of the main ideas, and specific applications to translator training, literary translation, interpreting and ethics.
Christiane Nord, 2014
8
The Purposeful Classroom: How to Structure Lessons with ...
In The Purposeful Classroom: How to Structure Lessons with Learning Goals in Mind, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey present a variety of strategies that teachers at all levels can use to ensure that students clearly understand the purpose ...
Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, 2011
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A Purposeful Life in Dual Dimensions
After releasing his powerful illuminating book, "Unveiling God's Presence in The Bible," best-selling author, Tommy C. Seay, Sr. quickly returns with this profound work, "A Purposeful Life in Dual Dimensions: Unveiling the Mystery of the ...
Tommy C. Seay Sr, 2011
10
Purposeful Writing Assessment
Teachers can improve students' reading comprehension, address writing weaknesses, and provide test-taking practice with multiple-choice assessments for grades 3-8.
Susan Koehler, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PURPOSEFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term purposeful is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Purposeful Networker: 3 tips for boosting your non-profits Web …
This week we have a networking question from Heather Ritter with BC Wren. BC Wren or the Bucks County Women's Resource Empowerment Network helps ... «Main Line, Jul 15»
2
Purposeful Trading
People talk a lot about natural ability. The phrase 'they're a natural' is one we're all familiar with. It's undeniable that genetics can play a roll. Physical and mental ... «Daily Reckoning - Australian Edition, Jul 15»
3
The Purposeful Networker: When to leave (or stay with) your …
“How do you know if it is ever a good time to let go of a networking partner? How do you know if a person or group is or isn't a good fit for you and your business ... «Main Line, Jul 15»
4
Asheville Academy For Girls Recognizes Purposeful Parenting Month
Asheville Academy for Girls is doing their part to participate in Purposeful Parenting Month. As a leading residential treatment center, Asheville Academy for Girls ... «Strugglingteens.com, Jul 15»
5
From homeless to author, Grayslake's Deondre Nabriet is living a …
Inspired to share what he learned from his experiences, and the importance of living a purposeful life, Nabriet turned his journal writings into a book. It took him ... «Suburban Life Publications, Jun 15»
6
Author of new book on 'purposeful graduates' says colleges must …
A: In The Purposeful Graduate, I define vocation as the broadest possible exploration of the ideas of purpose, meaning and calling, including these ideas' ... «Inside Higher Ed, Jun 15»
7
Review: The Purposeful Graduate, Part II
Yesterday, I began examining the book The Purposeful Graduate: Why Colleges Must Talk to Students about Vocation by Tim Clydesdale, which examines and ... «National Catholic Reporter, May 15»
8
Review: The Purposeful Graduate
“A liberal arts education once constructively engaged such matters,” writes Tim Clydesdale in his new book The Purposeful Graduate: Why Colleges Must Talk to ... «National Catholic Reporter, Apr 15»
9
The best rules are simple, flexible and purposeful, Stanford …
Stanford engineering Professor Kathleen Eisenhardt describes how lessons gleaned from the boardroom and beyond can affect every corner of our lives. «Stanford University News, Apr 15»
10
DOT willing to accept 'purposeful' highway funding extension
Foxx told reporters during a briefing at the Transportation Department's headquarters in Washington that he could deal with "a purposeful extension...in which ... «The Hill, Apr 15»

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