doubtless
English
/ˈdaʊ̯tləs/, /ˈdʌʊ̯tləs/
adj
Definitions
- Characterized by or experiencing no doubt at all, certain; undoubted; undoubting.
- (obsolete) Free from fear or suspicion.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English douteles suffix from English doubt.
Origin
English
doubt
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bedoubt English
- doubt English
- doubtable English
- doubtee English
- doubter English
- doubtest English
- doubteth English
- doubtful English
- doubthouse English
- doubtlessly English
- doubtlessness English
- doubtsome English
- doubtworthy English
- misdoubt English
- self-doubt English
- undoubtlessly English
- doute Middle English
- douteles Middle English
- doutelesly Middle English
- douten Middle English
- dabht Irish
- dooyt Manx