English Explanatory Dictionary

groundless

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Without any grounds to support it; baseless.
  2. Bottomless; having no bottom or floor.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹaʊndləs/ En-us-groundless.ogg

Word forms

groundless more groundless most groundless

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.

Synonyms

baseless unfounded unsupported idle footless groundless ungrounded unjustified unproved unproven unsubstantiated

Derived words

groundlessly groundlessness
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