telos

te·los

noun \ˈte-ˌläs, ˈtē-\

Definition of TELOS

: an ultimate end

Origin of TELOS

Greek; probably akin to Greek tellein to accomplish, tlēnai to bear — more at tolerate

First Known Use: 1904

Rhymes with TELOS

bathos, benthos, bugloss, chaos, Chios, cosmos, Delos, demos, Ellás, emboss, en masse, Eos, epos, Eros, ethos, Hyksos, kaross, kudos, kvass, Lagos, Laos, Laplace, Lemnos, Lesbos, Logos, Madras, Melos, mythos, Naxos, Nepos, nol-pros, nonpros, pathos, peplos, Pharos, pit boss, pothos, ringtoss, Samos, Skyros, straw boss, topos, tripos