Definition of groundless in English:

groundless

adjective ˈɡraʊn(d)ləsˈɡraʊn(d)ləs

Not based on any good reason.
无理由的，无根据的
your fears are quite groundless
我们的担忧是没有理由的。
Example sentencesExamples
- They have realized that their pain and suffering are groundless and empty in nature.
- And he said he would not be discouraged by such groundless slander and unreasonable allegations and would ignore them.
- Fears that a new case had been found in Horton-in-Ribblesdale proved groundless earlier this week when posthumous tests proved negative.
- It's groundless, it's baseless, it's something which we don't do and will never do.
- My assertion is by no means groundless if we take into account our 1.3 billion population and per capita arable land.
- The worst cases can lead to agoraphobia or other crippling effects and are very sad because the anxieties and fears which cause so much trouble are usually groundless.
- Accusations of having received US funding were groundless, the movement's leaders have repeatedly said.
- In both cases, the fear was neither groundless nor unreasonable.
- Fear of death seems to me to be a phobia, i.e. an unreasonable, groundless fear.
- The final, however, was worthy of the occasion and the fears that Germany would reduce the game to a mindless bore proved groundless.
- Indeed the fact that such apparently groundless claims are being banded around suggests that, for some at least, the term has already taken on a new meaning.
- Fears of a whitewash might well prove groundless.
- Well, any position can be made to seem groundless if one simply doesn't cite some of the strongest arguments in its defense.
- This may be a groundless, purely ‘felt’ fear, like the dread of letting oneself fall back into someone's arms.
- They see the book as ‘underpinned by groundless fears and moral panic’.
- Whether it is a matter of giving to charity, sticking to duty or insisting on our rights, we can be confused or paralysed by the fear that our principles are groundless.
- But he harbours an irrational and groundless suspicion that his newly-wed wife will have an affair.
- ‘Nothing sticks so fast in the mind as a groundless sense of guilt,’ Kafka added.
- And, to cap it all, after berating the press for running groundless, unsourced rumours, you end on one yourself.
- The substance of his claims for protection for actors and cheap drugs was either groundless or questionable.
Synonyms
baseless, without basis, without foundation, foundationless, ill-founded, unfounded, unsupported, uncorroborated, unproven, not backed up, empty, idle, vain, chimerical, imaginary, illusory, false, unsubstantiated, unwarranted, unjustified, unjustifiable, uncalled for, unprovoked, without cause, without reason, without justification, unreasonable, irrational, illogical, unsound, unreliable, questionable, misguided, spurious, specious, fallacious, erroneous

Derivatives

groundlessly

adverb ˈɡraʊn(d)ləsliˈɡraʊn(d)ləsli

If your name was randomly, groundlessly and wrongly linked with that of your party's Presidential front-runner, wouldn't you quickly put the rumors to rest with an unqualified denial?
Example sentencesExamples
- If our fear is vain, it is certain that fear itself is evil, and that the heart is groundlessly disturbed and tortured.
- The film is so airless, so groundlessly sure of itself, that having a good time is out of the question.
- It was once thought to be by Defoe, but is now known not to be by him or Swift, to whom the work was sometimes groundlessly attributed.
- But once past that grey-scale headstone, we get to the serious-minded editorial note of introduction, which only later, in the context of what is to come, reveals itself for the groundlessly self-important mission statement it is.

groundlessness

noun ˈɡraʊn(d)ləsnəsˈɡraʊn(d)ləsnəs

No longer expecting to find a substantial, continuous ‘self’ within us, we are not dismayed when moments of shakiness, groundlessness or even inner emptiness arise.
Example sentencesExamples
- The place of the poem is the place of our homelessness, our groundlessness.
- We flail but find groundlessness and chaos an improvement over tending ground for profit, for a separate, avaricious, maddeningly protected class.
- The main problem for him was how to reconcile two conflicting things: on the one hand, allegiance to profoundly and passionately held moral convictions, and, on the other hand, the apparent groundlessness of moral judgement.
- From time to time, we realize the groundlessness of our being and are then prone to ontological anxiety.

Origin

Old English grundlēas (see ground¹, -less).

Definition of groundless in US English:

groundless

adjectiveˈɡraʊn(d)ləsˈɡroun(d)ləs

Not based on any good reason.
无理由的，无根据的
your fears are quite groundless
我们的担忧是没有理由的。
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘Nothing sticks so fast in the mind as a groundless sense of guilt,’ Kafka added.
- Accusations of having received US funding were groundless, the movement's leaders have repeatedly said.
- It's groundless, it's baseless, it's something which we don't do and will never do.
- Whether it is a matter of giving to charity, sticking to duty or insisting on our rights, we can be confused or paralysed by the fear that our principles are groundless.
- Well, any position can be made to seem groundless if one simply doesn't cite some of the strongest arguments in its defense.
- Indeed the fact that such apparently groundless claims are being banded around suggests that, for some at least, the term has already taken on a new meaning.
- And he said he would not be discouraged by such groundless slander and unreasonable allegations and would ignore them.
- My assertion is by no means groundless if we take into account our 1.3 billion population and per capita arable land.
- But he harbours an irrational and groundless suspicion that his newly-wed wife will have an affair.
- They have realized that their pain and suffering are groundless and empty in nature.
- This may be a groundless, purely ‘felt’ fear, like the dread of letting oneself fall back into someone's arms.
- And, to cap it all, after berating the press for running groundless, unsourced rumours, you end on one yourself.
- Fear of death seems to me to be a phobia, i.e. an unreasonable, groundless fear.
- The final, however, was worthy of the occasion and the fears that Germany would reduce the game to a mindless bore proved groundless.
- The substance of his claims for protection for actors and cheap drugs was either groundless or questionable.
- Fears of a whitewash might well prove groundless.
- The worst cases can lead to agoraphobia or other crippling effects and are very sad because the anxieties and fears which cause so much trouble are usually groundless.
- In both cases, the fear was neither groundless nor unreasonable.
- They see the book as ‘underpinned by groundless fears and moral panic’.
- Fears that a new case had been found in Horton-in-Ribblesdale proved groundless earlier this week when posthumous tests proved negative.
Synonyms
baseless, without basis, without foundation, foundationless, ill-founded, unfounded, unsupported, uncorroborated, unproven, not backed up, empty, idle, vain, chimerical, imaginary, illusory, false, unsubstantiated, unwarranted, unjustified, unjustifiable, uncalled for, unprovoked, without cause, without reason, without justification, unreasonable, irrational, illogical, unsound, unreliable, questionable, misguided, spurious, specious, fallacious, erroneous

Origin

Old English grundlēas (see ground, -less).

单词	groundless
释义	Definition of groundless in English: groundless adjective ˈɡraʊn(d)ləsˈɡraʊn(d)ləs Not based on any good reason. 无理由的，无根据的 your fears are quite groundless 我们的担忧是没有理由的。 Example sentencesExamples They have realized that their pain and suffering are groundless and empty in nature. And he said he would not be discouraged by such groundless slander and unreasonable allegations and would ignore them. Fears that a new case had been found in Horton-in-Ribblesdale proved groundless earlier this week when posthumous tests proved negative. It's groundless, it's baseless, it's something which we don't do and will never do. My assertion is by no means groundless if we take into account our 1.3 billion population and per capita arable land. The worst cases can lead to agoraphobia or other crippling effects and are very sad because the anxieties and fears which cause so much trouble are usually groundless. Accusations of having received US funding were groundless, the movement's leaders have repeatedly said. In both cases, the fear was neither groundless nor unreasonable. Fear of death seems to me to be a phobia, i.e. an unreasonable, groundless fear. The final, however, was worthy of the occasion and the fears that Germany would reduce the game to a mindless bore proved groundless. Indeed the fact that such apparently groundless claims are being banded around suggests that, for some at least, the term has already taken on a new meaning. Fears of a whitewash might well prove groundless. Well, any position can be made to seem groundless if one simply doesn't cite some of the strongest arguments in its defense. This may be a groundless, purely ‘felt’ fear, like the dread of letting oneself fall back into someone's arms. They see the book as ‘underpinned by groundless fears and moral panic’. Whether it is a matter of giving to charity, sticking to duty or insisting on our rights, we can be confused or paralysed by the fear that our principles are groundless. But he harbours an irrational and groundless suspicion that his newly-wed wife will have an affair. ‘Nothing sticks so fast in the mind as a groundless sense of guilt,’ Kafka added. And, to cap it all, after berating the press for running groundless, unsourced rumours, you end on one yourself. The substance of his claims for protection for actors and cheap drugs was either groundless or questionable. Synonyms baseless, without basis, without foundation, foundationless, ill-founded, unfounded, unsupported, uncorroborated, unproven, not backed up, empty, idle, vain, chimerical, imaginary, illusory, false, unsubstantiated, unwarranted, unjustified, unjustifiable, uncalled for, unprovoked, without cause, without reason, without justification, unreasonable, irrational, illogical, unsound, unreliable, questionable, misguided, spurious, specious, fallacious, erroneous Derivatives groundlessly adverb ˈɡraʊn(d)ləsliˈɡraʊn(d)ləsli If your name was randomly, groundlessly and wrongly linked with that of your party's Presidential front-runner, wouldn't you quickly put the rumors to rest with an unqualified denial? Example sentencesExamples If our fear is vain, it is certain that fear itself is evil, and that the heart is groundlessly disturbed and tortured. The film is so airless, so groundlessly sure of itself, that having a good time is out of the question. It was once thought to be by Defoe, but is now known not to be by him or Swift, to whom the work was sometimes groundlessly attributed. But once past that grey-scale headstone, we get to the serious-minded editorial note of introduction, which only later, in the context of what is to come, reveals itself for the groundlessly self-important mission statement it is. groundlessness noun ˈɡraʊn(d)ləsnəsˈɡraʊn(d)ləsnəs No longer expecting to find a substantial, continuous ‘self’ within us, we are not dismayed when moments of shakiness, groundlessness or even inner emptiness arise. Example sentencesExamples The place of the poem is the place of our homelessness, our groundlessness. We flail but find groundlessness and chaos an improvement over tending ground for profit, for a separate, avaricious, maddeningly protected class. The main problem for him was how to reconcile two conflicting things: on the one hand, allegiance to profoundly and passionately held moral convictions, and, on the other hand, the apparent groundlessness of moral judgement. From time to time, we realize the groundlessness of our being and are then prone to ontological anxiety. Origin Old English grundlēas (see ground¹, -less). Definition of groundless in US English: groundless adjectiveˈɡraʊn(d)ləsˈɡroun(d)ləs Not based on any good reason. 无理由的，无根据的 your fears are quite groundless 我们的担忧是没有理由的。 Example sentencesExamples ‘Nothing sticks so fast in the mind as a groundless sense of guilt,’ Kafka added. Accusations of having received US funding were groundless, the movement's leaders have repeatedly said. It's groundless, it's baseless, it's something which we don't do and will never do. Whether it is a matter of giving to charity, sticking to duty or insisting on our rights, we can be confused or paralysed by the fear that our principles are groundless. Well, any position can be made to seem groundless if one simply doesn't cite some of the strongest arguments in its defense. Indeed the fact that such apparently groundless claims are being banded around suggests that, for some at least, the term has already taken on a new meaning. And he said he would not be discouraged by such groundless slander and unreasonable allegations and would ignore them. My assertion is by no means groundless if we take into account our 1.3 billion population and per capita arable land. But he harbours an irrational and groundless suspicion that his newly-wed wife will have an affair. They have realized that their pain and suffering are groundless and empty in nature. This may be a groundless, purely ‘felt’ fear, like the dread of letting oneself fall back into someone's arms. And, to cap it all, after berating the press for running groundless, unsourced rumours, you end on one yourself. Fear of death seems to me to be a phobia, i.e. an unreasonable, groundless fear. The final, however, was worthy of the occasion and the fears that Germany would reduce the game to a mindless bore proved groundless. The substance of his claims for protection for actors and cheap drugs was either groundless or questionable. Fears of a whitewash might well prove groundless. The worst cases can lead to agoraphobia or other crippling effects and are very sad because the anxieties and fears which cause so much trouble are usually groundless. In both cases, the fear was neither groundless nor unreasonable. They see the book as ‘underpinned by groundless fears and moral panic’. Fears that a new case had been found in Horton-in-Ribblesdale proved groundless earlier this week when posthumous tests proved negative. Synonyms baseless, without basis, without foundation, foundationless, ill-founded, unfounded, unsupported, uncorroborated, unproven, not backed up, empty, idle, vain, chimerical, imaginary, illusory, false, unsubstantiated, unwarranted, unjustified, unjustifiable, uncalled for, unprovoked, without cause, without reason, without justification, unreasonable, irrational, illogical, unsound, unreliable, questionable, misguided, spurious, specious, fallacious, erroneous Origin Old English grundlēas (see ground, -less).
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