doubtless

adj
/ˈdaʊ̯tləs//ˈdʌʊ̯tləs/CA

Etymology

From Middle English douteles, dowteles, equivalent to doubt + -less.

  1. inherited from douteles

Definitions

  1. Characterized by or experiencing no doubt at all, certain

    Characterized by or experiencing no doubt at all, certain; undoubted; undoubting.

    • There are those who have doubtless faith in revelation.
    • It is doubtless that the old reprobate who sued for his daughter's hand heard some unsavory truths from the man.
  2. Free from fear or suspicion.

    • And, pretty childe, ſleepe doubtleſſe, and ſecure, / That Hubert for the wealth of all the world, / Will not offend thee.
  3. Without doubt

    Without doubt; certainly; definitely; very probably, in all likelihood; doubtlessly.

    • […] And, doubtless, unto thee is given ⁠A life that bears immortal fruit ⁠In such great offices as suit The full-grown energies of heaven.
    • I cannot remember that I spoke a word, though doubtless I did.
    • The men, Dorothy thought, were about as old as Uncle Henry, for two of them had beards. But the little woman was doubtless much older: her face was covered with wrinkles, her hair was nearly white, and she walked rather stiffly.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for doubtless. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA