end in itself

English

Alternative forms

end-in-itself

Noun

end in itself (plural ends in themselves)

Something that is desired for its own sake, and not as a means of obtaining something else.

Antonyms

means to an end

Related terms

be-all and end-all, be-all end-all

Translations

something desired for itself

Belarusian: самамэ́та f (samaméta)
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Czech: cíl sám o sobě m, cíl o sobě m, samoúčel m
Danish: mål i sig selv n
Dutch: doel op zich n, doel op zichzelf n
Finnish: päämäärä sinänsä, päämäärä itsessään, tavoite itsessään, itsetarkoitus (fi)
French: fin en soi (fr) f
German: Selbstzweck (de) m
Greek: αυτοσκοπός (el) m (aftoskopós)
Hungarian: öncél (hu)
Italian: fine a se stesso m
Polish: cel sam w sobie
Russian: самоце́ль (ru) f (samocélʹ)
Spanish: fin en sí mismo m
Swedish: självändamål (sv) n
Ukrainian: самоці́ль f (samocílʹ)

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