The phrase "absence of purpose" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or state where there is no clear goal or intention behind actions or existence.
Example: "The team's lack of direction led to an overwhelming sense of absence of purpose during the project."
Alternatives: "lack of intent" or "void of meaning".
Those were visceral childhood moments: the passing of time grew vague, the senses were lit, and all of it was rich with an absence of purpose.
It is increasingly apparent that the absence of purpose — or of a moral language — within government, media, or business, could become one of the most dangerous own goals for capitalism and for freedom".
We want someone like the woman who warned an audience at the Edinburgh Festival three months ago that "Profit without purpose is a recipe for disaster… It is increasingly apparent that the absence of purpose – or of a moral language – within government, media or business, could become one of the most dangerous own goals for capitalism and for freedom".
In marked contrast to the dry economic rhetoric preferred by both her father and brother, she said that people needed to "reject the idea that money is the only effective measure of all things or that the free market is the only sorting mechanism" and said that "the absence of purpose" could be "one of the most dangerous own goals for capitalism and for freedom".
From the standpoint of the function of play, its apparent absence of purpose calls for explanation.
In the absence of purpose, a company's leadership is likely to have greater difficulty in motivating employees and leading the company on the course to success.
In the interview, Mr. Adès says that to him the exterminating angel is "an absence" of will, purpose and action.
In addition, as our decision in Robinson makes clear, the arguable absence of 'evidentiary' purpose for a search incident to a lawful arrest is not controlling.
Adès said beforehand, "The exterminating angel is an absence — an absence of will, of purpose, of action.... Once the exterminating angel has taken possession of the guests, the only possible outcome is the complete breakdown of society and the imposition of martial law — and ultimately the end of the world".
