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adj
Having no obvious cause; fortuitous or inexplicable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: by accident, incidental, random, accidental, accidentary, adventitious, by the by, casual, causeless, chanceable, fortuitous, lippening, occasional, serendipitous, unforeseen, unintended, unintentional, unplanned
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Groundless or unreasonable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
having no cause or apparent cause
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: fortuitous, uncaused
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
having no justifying cause or reason
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: reasonless
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Middle English causelees, causeles; equivalent to cause + -less.
Across languages
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
