purposeless C2 Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /ˈpɝːpəsləs/ See IPA manual Freq #76977 Meanings 1 adj Without purpose. Turbulence was everywhere, within every blade of grass, every drop of dew on a leaf, every cloud in the sky, and every star beyond. The turbulence was purposeless, but in huge quantities of purposeless turbulence, purpose took shape. 2 adj not evidencing any purpose or goal 3 adj serving no useful purpose Thesaurus Synonyms 3 adj · serving no useful purpose otiose Word family Forms purposelessness Etymology From purpose + -less. Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # purposeless **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈpɝːpəsləs/ **Frequency rank:** 76977 ## Meanings 1. Without purpose. 2. not evidencing any purpose or goal 3. serving no useful purpose ## Examples - Turbulence was everywhere, within every blade of grass, every drop of dew on a leaf, every cloud in the sky, and every star beyond. The turbulence was purposeless, but in huge quantities of purposeless turbulence, purpose took shape. ## Etymology From purpose + -less. ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown