finalità

purpose

noun fee-nah-lee-TAH Less Common

Also means

objective

Usage Note

Finalità is an invariable noun (plural also finalità, like città). It is a formal or bureaucratic term meaning 'purpose' or 'aim' — more abstract and official than scopo (purpose, goal) or obiettivo (objective). You will find it frequently in legal texts, mission statements, and official documents: 'le finalità del progetto' (the objectives of the project). It does NOT mean 'finality' in the English sense of irrevocability.

Examples

"Le finalità del programma sono state chiarite."

Natural Translation

The objectives of the program have been clarified.

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