causelessadj.adv.

/ˈkɔːzlɪs/

Etymology: < cause n. + -less suffix.

A. adj.

1. Having no antecedent cause:

a. fortuitous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adjective]

byc1050

casualc1374

fortuitc1374

fortunelc1374

fortunousc1374

causelessc1386

adventurousc1405

accidental1502

fortunable1509

happya1522

chanceable1549

occasional1569

accidentary1581

emergent1593

streave1598

contingent1604

happening1621

incidental1644

lucky1648

sporadical1654

temerarious1660

spontaneous1664

incidentarya1670

chance1676

antrin?1725

fortuitous1806

sporadic1821

windfall1845

chanced1853

blind1873

happenchance1905

happenstance1905

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adjective] > without cause

unsoughtc1350

causelessc1386

unoccasioned1579

uncontrived1612

uncauseda1628

occasionless1631

anaetiological1652

incausable1653

c1386 G. Chaucer Merchant's Tale 731 Grete God above That knoweth that none act is causeles.

b. not to be explained by any natural cause.

ΚΠ

a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) ii. iii. 3 They say miracles are past, and we haue our Philosophicall persons, to make moderne and familiar things supernaturall and causelesse .

c. antecedent to all causes.

ΚΠ

1712 R. Blackmore Creation i. 4 Make His Causeless Pow'r, the Cause of all Things, known.

2. Of persons: That has no cause or excuse for his action (obsolete); that has no cause at law.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adjective] > without cause > without cause or excuse

causelessc1374

c1374 G. Chaucer Anelida & Arcite 229 Nowe is he Fals, ellas! and Causelesse, And of my woo he is so rewthelesse.

1598 M. Drayton Englands Heroicall Epist. (new ed.) f. 28 ^v Loue causelesse still, doth aggrauate his cause.

a1656 Bp. J. Hall Davids Psalms Metaphr. vii. 4 in Wks. (1808) X. 267 If I..Doe good unto my causelesse foe That thirsted for my overthrow.

3. Of acts, etc.: Without cause; for which there is no justifying cause or reason; groundless.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adjective] > without cause > without reason or foundation

ungroundedc1380

causeless1535

ingrounded1601

groundless1620

reasonless1623

momentless1633

foundationless1649

1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 245 Condampnit for ane causles cryme, But ony falt.

1587 G. Turberville Tragicall Tales f. 16^v The causelesse rigour of the cruell Dame.

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxv. 165 And so deliuered them from causelesse blame.

1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης viii. 66 A causeless and most unjust civil warr.

a1711 T. Ken Hymns for Festivals in Wks. (1721) I. 348 He ne're inflicts a causeless Pain.

1852 N. Hawthorne Dragon's Teeth in Tanglewood Tales The strangest spectacle of causeless wrath.

B. adv.

As adv. or in quasi-adverbial construction.Often capable of being explained as an adjective in sense A. 2, qualifying the subject or object of the verb.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adverb] > without cause or reason

causelessc1374

self-willya1400

of self-willa1450

causelessly1561

for nothing1592

(all) for nought1607

reasonlessly1612

reasonlessa1652

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde i. 779 What may this be, That thou dispaired art, thus causelesse?

a1400–50 Alexander 3190 Than kest þam twa of his kniȝtis him causeles to spill.

c1440 Partonope 4923 He hath betrayed me Causeles.

1533 T. More Debellacyon Salem & Bizance i. i. f. xv^v My selfe was not causeles there moued to fynde fawte.

a1555 D. Lindsay Tragedie in Dialog Experience & Courteour (1559) sig. Si Murdreist at Rome, causles and creuellie.

1606 G. W. tr. Justinus Hist. 93 b The causles banished men.

1611 Bible (King James) 1 Sam. xxv. 31 Either that thou hast shed blood causelesse .

1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 701 [They] causless suffring The punishment of dissolute days.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	causeless
释义	causelessadj.adv. /ˈkɔːzlɪs/ Etymology: < cause n. + -less suffix. A. adj. 1. Having no antecedent cause: a. fortuitous. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adjective] byc1050 casualc1374 fortuitc1374 fortunelc1374 fortunousc1374 causelessc1386 adventurousc1405 accidental1502 fortunable1509 happya1522 chanceable1549 occasional1569 accidentary1581 emergent1593 streave1598 contingent1604 happening1621 incidental1644 lucky1648 sporadical1654 temerarious1660 spontaneous1664 incidentarya1670 chance1676 antrin?1725 fortuitous1806 sporadic1821 windfall1845 chanced1853 blind1873 happenchance1905 happenstance1905 the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adjective] > without cause unsoughtc1350 causelessc1386 unoccasioned1579 uncontrived1612 uncauseda1628 occasionless1631 anaetiological1652 incausable1653 c1386 G. Chaucer Merchant's Tale 731 Grete God above That knoweth that none act is causeles. b. not to be explained by any natural cause. ΚΠ a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) ii. iii. 3 They say miracles are past, and we haue our Philosophicall persons, to make moderne and familiar things supernaturall and causelesse . View more context for this quotation c. antecedent to all causes. ΚΠ 1712 R. Blackmore Creation i. 4 Make His Causeless Pow'r, the Cause of all Things, known. 2. Of persons: That has no cause or excuse for his action (obsolete); that has no cause at law. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adjective] > without cause > without cause or excuse causelessc1374 c1374 G. Chaucer Anelida & Arcite 229 Nowe is he Fals, ellas! and Causelesse, And of my woo he is so rewthelesse. 1598 M. Drayton Englands Heroicall Epist. (new ed.) f. 28 ^v Loue causelesse still, doth aggrauate his cause. a1656 Bp. J. Hall Davids Psalms Metaphr. vii. 4 in Wks. (1808) X. 267 If I..Doe good unto my causelesse foe That thirsted for my overthrow. 3. Of acts, etc.: Without cause; for which there is no justifying cause or reason; groundless. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adjective] > without cause > without reason or foundation ungroundedc1380 causeless1535 ingrounded1601 groundless1620 reasonless1623 momentless1633 foundationless1649 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 245 Condampnit for ane causles cryme, But ony falt. 1587 G. Turberville Tragicall Tales f. 16^v The causelesse rigour of the cruell Dame. 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxv. 165 And so deliuered them from causelesse blame. 1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης viii. 66 A causeless and most unjust civil warr. a1711 T. Ken Hymns for Festivals in Wks. (1721) I. 348 He ne're inflicts a causeless Pain. 1852 N. Hawthorne Dragon's Teeth in Tanglewood Tales The strangest spectacle of causeless wrath. B. adv. As adv. or in quasi-adverbial construction.Often capable of being explained as an adjective in sense A. 2, qualifying the subject or object of the verb. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adverb] > without cause or reason causelessc1374 self-willya1400 of self-willa1450 causelessly1561 for nothing1592 (all) for nought1607 reasonlessly1612 reasonlessa1652 c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde i. 779 What may this be, That thou dispaired art, thus causelesse? a1400–50 Alexander 3190 Than kest þam twa of his kniȝtis him causeles to spill. c1440 Partonope 4923 He hath betrayed me Causeles. 1533 T. More Debellacyon Salem & Bizance i. i. f. xv^v My selfe was not causeles there moued to fynde fawte. a1555 D. Lindsay Tragedie in Dialog Experience & Courteour (1559) sig. Si Murdreist at Rome, causles and creuellie. 1606 G. W. tr. Justinus Hist. 93 b The causles banished men. 1611 Bible (King James) 1 Sam. xxv. 31 Either that thou hast shed blood causelesse . View more context for this quotation 1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 701 [They] causless suffring The punishment of dissolute days. View more context for this quotation This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.adv.c1374
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