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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gra•tu•i•tous /grəˈtuɪtəs, -ˈtyu-/USA pronunciation adj. - given, done, received, or obtained without charge;
free;
voluntary:gratuitous help. - being without apparent reason or cause;
completely undeserved or unnecessary:a gratuitous insult; gratuitous violence.
See -grat-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gra•tu•i•tous (grə to̅o̅′i təs, -tyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation adj. - given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment;
free;
voluntary. - being without apparent reason, cause, or justification:a gratuitous insult.
- Lawgiven without receiving any return value.
- Latin grātuītus free, freely given, spontaneous, derivative of grātus thankful, received with thanks (for formation compare fortuitous); see -ous
- 1650–60
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unnecessary, superfluous, redundant; causeless, unreasonable, groundless, unprovoked, unjustified.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gratuitous /ɡrəˈtjuːɪtəs/ adj - given or received without payment or obligation
- without cause; unjustified
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin grātuītus, from grātia favourgraˈtuitously adv graˈtuitousness n |