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Definition 2024

end_in_itself

end in itself

English

Alternative forms

end-in-itself

Noun

end in itself

Something without another purpose than itself.

Antonyms

means to an end

Translations

something without a purpose

French: fin en soi (fr) m, raison d’être (fr) f
German: Selbstzweck (de) m
Italian: fine a se stesso m
Russian: самоце́ль (ru) ‎(samocélʹ)
Spanish: fin en sí mismo m