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
)