purposiveness
Having deliberate aims
Purposiveness is the quality of being directed toward a goal or end.
The term appears in philosophy and psychology to describe behavior or design that seems to have intention behind it: The purposiveness of the eye suggests a designer to some, mere adaptation to others.
Purposive is the more common adjective form.
Desired end result
function · telos · finality · direction · outcome · destination · culmination · fulfillment
Consciously chosen, not accidental
- volitionCapacity for choice
- consciousMentally present and alert
- willfulIntentionally unyielding
- calculatedFigured out mathematically
premeditated · design · forethought · deliberation · planned · strategic · directed · reasoned
Firmness of purpose
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
dedication · willpower · grit · persistence · resilience · single-mindedness · doggedness · fortitude
Quality of mattering
- valueImportance or price
- coherenceLogical internal consistency
- relevanceState of mattering here
- importanceState of mattering
substance · depth · resonance · meaningful · worthwhile · consequential · import · weight
goal
Desired end result
end · function · telos · finality · direction · outcome · destination · culmination · fulfillment · realization
deliberate
Consciously chosen, not accidental
calculated · premeditated · design · forethought · deliberation · planned · strategic · directed · reasoned · mindful
resolve
Firmness of purpose
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
commitment · dedication · willpower · grit · persistence · resilience · single-mindedness · doggedness · fortitude · endurance
significance
Quality of mattering
importance · substance · depth · resonance · meaningful · worthwhile · consequential · import · weight · gravity
purposivenessaimlessness
Lack of direction
purposelessness · randomness · directionlessness · pointlessness · haphazardness
purposivenessrandomness
Lack of predictable pattern
chance · happenstance · contingency · chaos · accident
purposivenessaimlessness
Lack of direction
drift · drifting · passivity · idleness · listlessness
purpose, propose, proposal, purposeful, purposely, proposition, purposes, purposeless, purposed