doubtless
/ˈdaʊ̯tləs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Characterized by or experiencing no doubt at all, certain; undoubted; undoubting.
adv
Without doubt; certainly; definitely; very probably, in all likelihood; doubtlessly.
Example Sentences
- "There are those who have doubtless faith in revelation."
- "It is doubtless that the old reprobate who sued for his daughter's hand heard some unsavory truths from the man."
- "And, pretty childe, ſleepe doubtleſſe, and ſecure, / That Hubert for the wealth of all the world, / Will not offend thee."
- "[…] And, doubtless, unto thee is given A life that bears immortal fruit In such great offices as suit The full-grown energies of heaven."
- "I cannot remember that I spoke a word, though doubtless I did."
- "The men, Dorothy thought, were about as old as Uncle Henry, for two of them had beards. But the little woman was doubtless much older: her face was covered with wrinkles, her hair was nearly white, and she walked rather stiffly."
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Inflected Forms
doubtlesse (alternative)
doutless (alternative)