autotelic Syllabification: (au·to·tel·ic)Pronunciation: /ˌôtəˈtelik/Definition of autotelic adjective formal (of an activity or a creative work) having an end or purpose in itself. Origin: early 20th century: from auto-1 'self' + Greek telos 'end' + -icautotelic in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of autotelic in the British & World English dictionary
