causeless

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈkɔzləs/ UK /ˈkɔːzləs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
having no cause or justification; groundless

Her causeless fears kept her awake through the night.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · having no cause or... groundless baseless unjustified unfounded gratuitous unprovoked

Opposites

justified warranted caused

Word family

Derived forms causelesslycauselessness

Related forms cause causal

Etymology

From cause (Latin causa, 'cause, reason') + the privative suffix -less (Old English -leas, 'without').

causa Latin leas Old English

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# causeless

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɔzləs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɔːzləs/

## Meanings
1. having no cause or justification; groundless

## Examples
- Her causeless fears kept her awake through the night.

## Synonyms
- groundless
- baseless
- unjustified
- unfounded
- gratuitous
- unprovoked

## Antonyms
- justified
- warranted
- caused

## Derived Forms
- causelessly
- causelessness

## Related Forms
- cause
- causal

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: causa
- Root: leas

## Etymology
From cause (Latin causa, 'cause, reason') + the privative suffix -less (Old English -leas, 'without').

## AI Etymology
Causeless is an adjective meaning "having no cause or justification; groundless". Historically, it is from cause (Latin causa, 'cause, reason') + the privative suffix -less (Old English -leas, 'without'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: causeless is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "having no cause or justification; groundless", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Latin causa with Old English leas. Close English family members include causelessly, causelessness, cause, and causal.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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