end in itself

English

Alternative forms

end-in-itself

Noun

end in itself (plural ends in themselves)

Something with no other purpose than to be 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
Greek: αυτοσκοπός (el) m (aftoskopós)
Italian: fine a se stesso m

Polish: cel sam w sobie
Russian: самоце́ль (ru) (samocélʹ)
Spanish: fin en sí mismo m

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