purposive C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˈpɝpəsɪv/ UK /ˈpɜːpəsɪv/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj having or showing conscious purpose; deliberate Their migration is purposive, guided by changing seasons. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having or showing conscious... purposefuldeliberateintentionalteleologicalgoal-directed ↔ Opposites aimlesspurposelessrandom Word family Derived forms purposivelypurposiveness Related forms purposepurposefulpropose Etymology AI details From purpose + -ive; purpose comes from Old French porpos ('aim, intention'), from porposer, ultimately from Latin proponere ('to set forth'). porpos Old French proponere Latin ponere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # purposive **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈpɝpəsɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɜːpəsɪv/ ## Meanings 1. having or showing conscious purpose; deliberate ## Examples - Their migration is purposive, guided by changing seasons. ## Synonyms - purposeful - deliberate - intentional - teleological - goal-directed ## Antonyms - aimless - purposeless - random ## Derived Forms - purposively - purposiveness ## Related Forms - purpose - purposeful - propose ## Roots and Affixes - Root: porpos - Root: proponere - Root: ponere ## Etymology From purpose + -ive; purpose comes from Old French porpos ('aim, intention'), from porposer, ultimately from Latin proponere ('to set forth'). ## AI Etymology Purposive is from purpose + -ive; purpose comes from Old French porpos ('aim, intention'), from porposer, ultimately from Latin proponere ('to set forth'). Important recorded forms include porpos (Old French), proponere (Latin), and ponere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers having or showing conscious purpose; deliberate. The wider family includes derived forms such as purposively and purposiveness and related words such as purpose, purposeful, and propose. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown