'Purposeful' definitions:
Definition of 'purposeful'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal [ant: purposeless]
adjective
Having meaning through having an aim; "led a happy purposeful life"
Definition of 'Purposeful'
From: GCIDE
- Purposeful \Pur"pose*ful\, a. Important; material. "Purposeful accounts." --Tylor. -- {Pur"pose*ful*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'purposeful'
From: GCIDE
- meaningful \meaningful\ adj. Having a meaning or purpose; having significance; as, a meaningful explanation; a meaningful discussion; a meaningful pause; to live a meaningful life. Opposite of meaningless. [Narrower terms: comprehensible, understandable; {indicative, significative, suggestive ; {meaty, substantive ; purposeful] Also See: purposeful, significant, important. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'purposeful'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- advised,
- affirmed,
- aimed,
- aimed at,
- bound,
- bound and determined,
- calculated,
- certain,
- committed,
- confirmed,
- conscious,
- considered,
- contemplated,
- decided,
- decisive,
- dedicated,
- definite,
- deliberate,
- deliberated,
- designed,
- determined,
- devoted,
- dogged,
- earnest,
- envisaged,
- envisioned,
- firm,
- fixed,
- intended,
- intentional,
- knowing,
- meant,
- meditated,
- obstinate,
- of design,
- persevering,
- persistent,
- pertinacious,
- planned,
- positive,
- projected,
- proposed,
- purposed,
- purposive,
- relentless,
- resolute,
- resolved,
- serious,
- settled,
- sincere,
- single-minded,
- staunch,
- steadfast,
- strong-willed,
- studied,
- sure,
- teleological,
- tenacious,
- unfailing,
- unfaltering,
- voluntary,
- wholehearted,
- willful,
- witting
Words containing 'Purposeful'
- In purpose,
- Of purpose,
- On purpose,
- Purpose,
- Purposed,
- Purposedly,
- Purposefully,
- Purposely,
- Purposer,
- Purposing,
- Purposive,
- purposefulness,
- Cross purpose,
- To all intents and purposes,
- all-purpose,
- at cross purposes,
- cross purposes,
- firmness of purpose,
- for all intents and purposes,
- for all practical purposes,
- sense of purpose,
- travel purposefully,
- To be at cross-purposes,
- cross-purpose,
- general-purpose,
- purpose-built,
- purpose-made,
- general-purpose bomb,
- divided divided up shared shared out on the basis of a plan or purpose