Causeless
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɔːzləs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Causeless is an adjective meaning Having no obvious cause; fortuitous or inexplicable.
Meaning
Having no obvious cause; fortuitous or inexplicable.
More Meanings
- Groundless or unreasonable.
Example Sentences
Alas my fears are cauſless, and ungrounded, / Fantaſtick dreams, and melancholick fumes / Of crazy ſtomacks, and diſtempered brains: / Has this convinc'd you?
[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.
Synonyms for causeless
Depending on context, synonyms include incidental, random, accidental, accidentary, adventitious, casual.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include reasonless, unintended, unmotivated, uncaused, fortuitous, purposeless.
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