Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ateleological

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: atele-o-log-i-cal
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Bereft of teleology; not showing evidence of design or purpose.

Example Sentences

"Such ateleological explanation is what is meant by mechanistic explanation in the broad sense."

Etymology

From a- + teleological.

Inflected Forms

more ateleological (comparative) most ateleological (superlative)

Synonyms

dysteleological

Questions

What does ateleological mean?: Bereft of teleology; not showing evidence of design or purpose.
Where does ateleological come from?: From a- + teleological.

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