doubtless
/ˈdaʊ̯tləs/
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doubtless adjective: characterized by or experiencing no doubt at all, certain; undoubted; undoubting.
Adjective
doubtless (not comparable)
- Characterized by or experiencing no doubt at all, certain; undoubted; undoubting.
- There are those who have doubtless faith in revelation.1880, B. Stewart, P. G. Tait, The Unseen Universe, London: Macmillan, page xiii
- It is doubtless that the old reprobate who sued for his daughter's hand heard some unsavory truths from the man.1927, Edgar Rice Burroughs, chapter 7, in The Outlaw of Torn
- 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.c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
Adverb
doubtless (not comparable)
- 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.1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXXIX”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 61 - I cannot remember that I spoke a word, though doubtless I did.1893, Ambrose Bierce, The Realm Of The Unreal
- Synonyms:
- indubitably, undoubtably, undoubtedly, unquestionably, without a doubt, without doubt, indisputably
- […] And, doubtless, unto thee is given
doubtless meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
doubtless in Tamil
- ஐயத்திற்கிடமில்லாத, ஐயமற்ற
doubtless in Urdu
- بےشک, بلاشبہ, قطعاً
doubtless in Malayalam
- നിസ്സംശമായ, നിസ്സന്ദേഹമായ, നേരായി
Examples of doubtless in a sentence
- But the little woman was doubtless much older: her face was covered with wrinkles, her hair was nearly white, and she walked rather stiffly.1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, “The Council with The Munchkins”, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge]...
- There is also in these matters of Science (though many scientific men would doubtless deny this) a great deal of "Fashion".1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 9:
Synonyms of doubtless
Forms of doubtless
| alternative form | doubtlesse |
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| alternative form | doutless |
Origin of doubtless
From Middle English douteles, dowteles, equivalent to doubt + -less.
Words formed from doubtless
Questions about doubtless
- What does doubtless mean?
- Doubtless means characterized by or experiencing no doubt at all, certain; undoubted; undoubting.
- What is doubtless in Tamil?
- Doubtless in Tamil is ஐயத்திற்கிடமில்லாத, ஐயமற்ற. See Doubtless meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use doubtless in a sentence?
- But the little woman was doubtless much older: her face was covered with wrinkles, her hair was nearly white, and she walked rather stiffly.
- What part of speech is doubtless?
- Doubtless can be an adjective or an adverb.
- How do you pronounce doubtless?
- Doubtless is pronounced /ˈdaʊ̯tləs/.
Words near doubtless in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: doubtless (page history and authors); doubtless (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); doubtless (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); doubtless (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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