AUTOTELIC Meaning of AUTOTELIC in English [ ˌɔ:tə(ʊ)'tɛlɪk ]■ adjective (of an activity or a creative work) having an end or purpose in itself.Originearly 20th cent.: from auto- 1 + Gk telos 'end' + -ic . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004