autotelic

• Qualifie une activité ou une expérience entreprise pour elle-même, dont le but ou la finalité réside en elle-même.

Describes an activity or experience that is done for its own sake, having its purpose or goal within itself.

1. Self-contained purposeC2formal

   Having a purpose or goal within itself; not directed toward an external end.

   Autotélique

   • The artist's work is autotelic, created purely for its own sake.
   • Autotelic activities are those done for the inherent enjoyment they provide.
   • His autotelic approach to learning values knowledge for its own sake.

   Synonymesautonomousintrinsicself-containedself-sufficient

   Antonymesextrinsicinstrumental