Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

causeless

/ˈkɔːzləs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: cause-less
IPA: /ˈkɔːzləs/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having no obvious cause; fortuitous or inexplicable.

adj

Groundless or unreasonable.

Example Sentences

"[H]e […] by his overcarefulneſſe and cauſeleſſe ſuſpicion, deprived himſelf of this benefit, and implunged himſelf in much juſt hatred for his unjuſt dealing and treachery."
"Alas my fears are cauſless, and ungrounded, / Fantaſtick dreams, and melancholick fumes / Of crazy ſtomacks, and diſtempered brains: / Has this convinc'd you?"

Etymology

From Middle English causelees, causeles; equivalent to cause + -less.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: causelees
Suffix: cause

Inflected Forms

more causeless (comparative) most causeless (superlative)

Derived Forms

causelessly causelessness

Synonyms

by accident incidental random accidental accidentary adventitious by the by casual causeless chanceable fortuitous lippening

Questions

How do you pronounce causeless?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɔːzləs/.
What does causeless mean?: Having no obvious cause; fortuitous or inexplicable.
Where does causeless come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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