autotelic

noun

  1. An autotelic person, a person with an autotelic personality.

Antonyms: non-autotelic, nonautotelic

adjective

  1. (of an activity, process, person or personality) Containing its own meaning or purpose; deriving meaning and purpose from within.

  2. Of or pertaining to the quality of (a thing's) being autotelic.

  3. (of a work of art or literature) Not motivated by anything beyond itself; thematically self-contained.

Antonyms: non-autotelic, nonautotelic