causeless C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /ˈkɔzləs/ UK /ˈkɔːzləs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj having no cause or justification; groundless Her causeless fears kept her awake through the night. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having no cause or... groundlessbaselessunjustifiedunfoundedgratuitousunprovoked ↔ Opposites justifiedwarrantedcaused Word family Derived forms causelesslycauselessness Related forms causecausal Etymology AI details From cause (Latin causa, 'cause, reason') + the privative suffix -less (Old English -leas, 'without'). causa Latin leas Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Cause, Change & Process Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Cause, Change & Process - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown