- grundléas
- adj bottomless, unfathomable; boundless, vast
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
groundless — groundlessly, adv. groundlessness, n. /grownd lis/, adj. without rational basis: groundless fears. [bef. 900; ME: bottomless, unfathomable; OE grundleas. See GROUND1, LESS] Syn. baseless, unfounded, unjustified, idle. * * * … Universalium
groundless — O.E. grundleas bottomless, unfathomable, vast; see GROUND (Cf. ground) (n.) + LESS (Cf. less). Figurative sense of unfathomable is from early 14c. Related: Groundlessly; groundlessness … Etymology dictionary
groundless — adj. without motive or foundation. Derivatives: groundlessly adv. groundlessness n. Etymology: OE grundleas (as GROUND(1), LESS) … Useful english dictionary