"autotelic" meaning in English

See autotelic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɔːtəˌtɛlɪk/, /ˌɔːtəˈtɛlɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-autotelic.wav Forms: more autotelic [comparative], most autotelic [superlative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) + τέλος (télos, “result; end”); compare auto- and telic. From early 20th century. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{affix|grc|αὐτός|τέλος|gloss1=self|gloss2=result; end|nocat=1}} αὐτός (autós, “self”) + τέλος (télos, “result; end”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} autotelic (comparative more autotelic, superlative most autotelic)
  1. (psychology, of an activity, process, person or personality) Containing its own meaning or purpose; deriving meaning and purpose from within. Categories (topical): Psychology Translations (containing its own meaning or purpose): aŭtotela (Esperanto), autotelinen (Finnish), autotélique (French), autotelico [masculine] (Italian), autotelici [masculine, plural] (Italian), autotelica [feminine] (Italian), autoteliche [feminine, plural] (Italian), autoteliczny (Polish), autotélico [masculine] (Spanish) Translations (deriving meaning and purpose from within): autotelinen (Finnish), autotélique (French), autotelico [masculine] (Italian), autotelici [masculine, plural] (Italian), autotelica [feminine] (Italian), autoteliche [feminine, plural] (Italian), autoteliczny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-autotelic-en-adj-W7bg99oc Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences Disambiguation of 'containing its own meaning or purpose': 96 2 2 Disambiguation of 'deriving meaning and purpose from within': 92 3 6
  2. Of or pertaining to the quality of (a thing's) being autotelic.
    Sense id: en-autotelic-en-adj-E2ClNdIP
  3. (art, of a work of art or literature) Not motivated by anything beyond itself; thematically self-contained. Categories (topical): Art Translations (not motivated by anything beyond itself): autotelinen (Finnish), autotélique (French), autotelico [masculine] (Italian), autotelici [masculine, plural] (Italian), autotelica [feminine] (Italian), autoteliche [feminine, plural] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-autotelic-en-adj-DZWO1bE8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 12 38 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 8 57 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 8 51 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 6 49 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 14 10 42 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 12 8 63 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 11 53 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 8 61 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 12 8 62 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 15 11 54 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 8 58 20 Topics: art, arts Disambiguation of 'not motivated by anything beyond itself': 1 2 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: autotelism, heterotelic, telic

Noun

IPA: /ˈɔːtəˌtɛlɪk/, /ˌɔːtəˈtɛlɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-autotelic.wav Forms: autotelics [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) + τέλος (télos, “result; end”); compare auto- and telic. From early 20th century. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek, {{affix|grc|αὐτός|τέλος|gloss1=self|gloss2=result; end|nocat=1}} αὐτός (autós, “self”) + τέλος (télos, “result; end”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} autotelic (plural autotelics)
  1. An autotelic person, a person with an autotelic personality. Related terms: self-motivated Translations (autotelic person): personne autotélique [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-autotelic-en-noun-5QQHYKvD

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