groundless
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ground·less
(ground′lĭs)adj.
Having no ground or foundation; unsubstantiated: groundless optimism. See Synonyms at baseless.
ground′less·ly adv.
ground′less·ness n.
groundless
(ˈɡraʊndlɪs)adj
without reason or justification: his suspicions were groundless.
ˈgroundlessly adv
ˈgroundlessness n
ground•less
(ˈgraʊnd lɪs)adj.
without rational basis; unfounded: groundless fears.
[before 900]
ground′less•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | groundless - without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy" unsupported - not sustained or maintained by nonmaterial aid; "unsupported accusations" |
groundless
adjective baseless, false, unfounded, unjustified, unproven, empty, unauthorized, unsubstantiated, unsupported, uncorroborated A ministry official described the report as groundless.
proven, supported, true, substantial, justified, real, reasonable, logical, well-founded
proven, supported, true, substantial, justified, real, reasonable, logical, well-founded
groundless
adjectiveHaving no basis or foundation in fact:
Translations
لا أساس لَه، غير مُبَرَّر، بدون سبب
bezdůvodný
grundløs
ástæîulaus
asılsıznedensiztemelsiz
groundless
[ˈgraʊndləs] adj [fear, allegation, charge] → sans fondementground level nat ground level → au niveau du sol
groundless
[ˈgraʊndlɪs] adj → infondato/aground2
(graund) noun1. the solid surface of the Earth. lying on the ground; high ground.
2. a piece of land used for some purpose. a football ground.
verb1. to base. His argument is grounded on a series of wrong assumptions.
2. to (cause a ship to) hit the seabed or shore and remain stuck.
3. to prevent (an aeroplane, pilot) from flying. All planes have been grounded because of the fog.
ˈgrounding noun the teaching of the basic facts of a subject. a good grounding in mathematics.
ˈgroundless adjective without reason. Your fears are groundless.
grounds noun plural1. the garden or land round a large house etc. the castle grounds.
2. good reasons. Have you any grounds for calling him a liar?
3. the powder which remains in a cup (eg of coffee) which one has drunk. coffee grounds.
ground floor the rooms of a building which are at street level. My office is on the ground floor; (also adjective) a ground-floor flat.
groundnutpeanutˈgroundwork noun work done in preparation for beginning a project etc.
break new ground to deal with a subject for the first time.
cover ground to deal with a certain amount of work etc. We've covered a lot of ground at this morning's meeting.
get (something) off the ground to get (a project etc) started.
hold one's ground to refuse to move back or retreat when attacked. Although many were killed, the soldiers held their ground.
lose ground to (be forced to) move back or retreat. The general sent in reinforcements when he saw that his troops were losing ground.