purposelessness

Definitions

The state or quality of having no goal, intention, or objective.

A lack of meaning or sense of direction in life or action.

Examples

He felt a profound sense of purposelessness as he wandered through the empty halls of his childhood home.

The novel explores the existential purposelessness that often haunts individuals in a rapidly changing society.

Despite his professional success, he could not shake the lingering feeling of purposelessness that colored his daily routine.

Synonyms

pointlessness futility aimlessness meaninglessness vacuity emptiness inconsequence

Antonyms

purposefulness meaning intent direction significance utility focus