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Autotelic
UK
/ˌɔːtəʊˈtɛlɪk/
US
/ˌɔːtəˈtɛlɪk/
Translation of "autotelic" into Russian
autotelic
Adjective
UK
/ˌɔːtəʊˈtɛlɪk/
US
/ˌɔːtəˈtɛlɪk/
autotelic
more autotelic Comp.
most autotelic Super.
He has an autotelic personality, always finding joy in the process itself.
У него аутотелическая личность, он всегда находит радость в самом процессе.
Definitions
autotelic
Noun
UK
/ˌɔːtəʊˈtɛlɪk/
US
/ˌɔːtəˈtɛlɪk/
A person whose actions are motivated by intrinsic goals rather than external rewards.
The novelist was an autotelic, writing stories even when no publisher showed interest.
autotelic
Adjective
UK
/ˌɔːtəʊˈtɛlɪk/
US
/ˌɔːtəˈtɛlɪk/
Having an end or purpose in itself; self-motivated or self-driven.
Her autotelic nature made her pursue painting not for fame or money, but for the sheer joy of creation.
Of an activity or process: pursued for its own sake, providing its own intrinsic reward rather than any external goal.
For many artists, creation is an autotelic process, valuable regardless of public recognition.