chanceless

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adjective

Achieved without taking chances.

“a chanceless universe”

OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English chance →
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Meanings

adjectivechanceless (comparative more chanceless, superlative most chanceless)

comparative more chanceless · superlative most chanceless

  1. Achieved without taking chances.
  2. Without random chance.

    a chanceless universe

  3. Having no chance or opportunity.

    They may be chanceless children, disowned and unloved, for whom life holds no promise.

    1983, The A.M.E. Zion Quarterly Review, volumes 95-97, page 38
  4. not comparableball gamesWithout a chance of being dismissed.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱad-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱádeti
  3. Proto-Italic*kadō
  4. Latincadō
  5. Latincadēns
  6. Vulgar Latin*cadentia
  7. Anglo-Normancheance
  8. Middle Englishchaunce
  9. Englishchance
  10. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  12. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  13. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  14. Englishchanceless

From chance + -less.

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Cite this entry
APA

chanceless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chanceless

MLA

“chanceless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chanceless. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chanceless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chanceless.

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