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chanceless

chanceless adjective: achieved without taking chances.

Adjective

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 comparable) Without a chance of being dismissed.

Forms of chanceless

comparativemore chanceless
superlativemost chanceless

Origin of chanceless

From chance + -less.

Words formed from chanceless

Questions about chanceless

What does chanceless mean?
Chanceless means achieved without taking chances.
What part of speech is chanceless?
Chanceless is an adjective.

Words near chanceless in the dictionary

  1. chancel repair liabilities
  2. chancel repair liability
  3. Chancelade
  4. chanceler
  5. chancelers
  6. chanceless
  7. chancelessness
  8. chancellaries
  9. chancellary
  10. chanceller
  11. chancelleries

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