atelic

adj — 4 senses

atelic

adj

Etymology From a- + telic.

1

Presenting an action or event’s significance as being the process or experience instead of the end accomplishment or goal.

2

Not tending nor directed toward a goal or specific end.

3

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences That expresses lacking an end, resolution, or finite purpose.

4

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences That expresses the imperfective aspect.

Antonyms
telic
Derived terms
atelically

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.