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groundless

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
16
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˈɡɹaʊndləs/

Definition of groundless

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Without any grounds to support it; baseless.
    “[B]e the consequences what they may, they shall not move an inch, nor a hair's-breadth from the ground of their groundless spiritual independence, […]”
    “At that stage any fears among home fans of a possession monopoly by Laudrup's side were proving groundless, with Cardiff having their fair share of the ball and territory.”
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adj

  1. Without any grounds to support it; baseless.
    “[B]e the consequences what they may, they shall not move an inch, nor a hair's-breadth from the ground of their groundless spiritual independence, […]”
    “At that stage any fears among home fans of a possession monopoly by Laudrup's side were proving groundless, with Cardiff having their fair share of the ball and territory.”
  2. (obsolete)Bottomless; having no bottom or floor.

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Etymology

From Middle English groundles (“bottomless”), from Old English grundlēas, from Proto-Germanic *grundulausaz, equivalent to ground + -less. Cognate with Dutch grondeloos, German Low German grundlos, German grundlos, Danish grundløs, Swedish grundlös.

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