foundationlessadj.
/faʊnˈdeɪʃənlɪs/ Without foundation, baseless.
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the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adjective] > without cause > without reason or foundation
ungroundedc1380
causeless1535
ingrounded1601
groundless1620
reasonless1623
momentless1633
foundationless1649
society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > building or providing with specific parts > [adjective] > without foundation
foundationless1849
1649 H. Hammond Christians Obligations vi. 144 A flattering, fallacious, foundationlesse..hope.
1821 Examiner 2/1 The rumour..was not altogether foundationless.
1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. vi. 165 Tottering, foundationless shells of splintered wood and imitated stone.
Derivatives
founˈdationlessness n.
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the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] > having no foundation or basis
unfoundedness1808
foundationlessness1895
1895 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 33 Its one foundation is the foundationlessness of other systems.
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