Associations to the word «Autotelic»

Wiktionary

AUTOTELIC, adjective. (of an entity or event) Containing its own meaning or purpose.
AUTOTELIC, adjective. (of a person) Deriving meaning and purpose from within.
AUTOTELIC, adjective. (arts) (of a work of art or literature) Not motivated by anything beyond itself, thematically self-contained.

Dictionary definition

AUTOTELIC, adjective. Of or relating to or believing in autotelism.

Wise words

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery