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Answer for the clue "The quality of lacking any definite purpose ", 15 letters:
purposelessness

Word definitions for purposelessness in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The state of being purposeless.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Purposeless \Pur"pose*less\, a. Having no purpose or result; objectless. --Bp. Hall. -- Pur"pose*less*ness , n.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the quality of lacking any definite purpose [syn: aimlessness ] [ant: purposefulness ]

Usage examples of purposelessness.

The tentacles swayed and struck like living arms, and, save for the helpless purposelessness of these movements, it was as if some wounded thing were struggling for its life amid the waves.