doubtlessadj.adv.

/ˈdaʊtlɪs/

Etymology: < doubt n.¹ + -less suffix.

A. adj.

Free from doubt or uncertainty; undoubted, indubitable; †formerly also, free from apprehension, fear, or suspicion.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > [adjective]

sickera1400

undoubtingc1400

undoubtablec1425

doubtlessc1440

unsoilablec1449

unwithsayablec1450

undoubtedc1460

indoubted?1467

indubitate1480

undubitate1482

unrepugnablea1500

infallible1526

questionless1532

insoluble1533

irrefragable1533

undoubtful1533

inexpugnablea1535

uncontrolleda1535

undeniable1541

indisputable1551

indoubtable1557

unsoluble1559

uncontrollable1577

infringible1581

irreprovable1581

ungainsaid1587

unquestionable1587

unquarrelled1588

peremptory1589

irrefragatea1592

unrefellable1593

unrefutable1594

controversiless1604

unquestioned1604

undisputable1605

impleadable1606

contradictless1607

unargued1609

unchallengeable1611

uncontroversable1617

ungainsayable1618

irrefutable1620

indeniable1621

undenied1621

incontradictable1624

indenied1624

indubious1625

indubitable1625

undisputeda1627

uncontroversed1634

unchallengeda1639

God-given1642

indisputed1643

unconfutable1643

undubitable1643

incontrollable1646

incontrovertible1646

unquarrellable1646

watertight1647

unquaerable1657

uncontrovertible1664

incontestable1673

inconfutable1679

uncontestable1681

uncontested1683

uncontradictory1698

uncontradictable1707

incontested1712

irrevinciblea1746

contestlessa1750

innegable1772

irrecusable1776

unrebuttable1804

unassailable1830

unimpugnable1832

irrebuttablea1834

unquibbled1860

inarguablea1875

automatic1877

inoppugnable1885

indiscussible1893

indiscutable1933

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 129/2 Dowteles, indubius, sine dubio.

1577 W. Fulke Confut. Doctr. Purgatory 362 This doubtlesse institution.

1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 iii. ii. 20 I am doubtlesse I can purge My selfe of many I am chargd withall.

a1603 T. Cartwright Confut. Rhemists New Test. (1618) 172 You have put that..for a doubtlesse doctrine, which he maketh a doubtfull opinion.

a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) iv. i. 129 Pretty childe, sleepe doubtlesse, and secure.

1894 P. T. Forsyth in Independent (N.Y.) 20 Dec. It is another and a doubtless thing.

B. adv.

a. Without doubt or question; unquestionably, undoubtedly, certainly. Now generally concessive of something asserted or claimed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > [adverb]

withouten wantrukea1225

without missa1275

dreadlessc1369

doubtlessc1386

certainlya1400

sadly?a1425

questionlessc1425

undoubtablyc1425

doubtlesslyc1440

unsoilablyc1445

undoubtablec1450

undoubteda1500

undoubtedly?a1500

infallibly1502

indefeasibly1540

undubitately1548

indubitatelya1552

undoubting1552

undoubtingly1552

indoubtedly1563

indoubtly1606

unquestionably1611

questionlessly1612

indubitably1624

undoubtfully1628

uncontrollably1629

irrefragably1635

ungainsayably1637

inquestionablya1641

indubiously1642

unquestionedly1644

incontrollably1646

incontrovertibly1646

indisputably1646

acknowledgedly?1649

inexpugnably1653

uncontrovertablya1658

undubitably1660

inconfutably1664

uncontrollably1676

irrefutably1681

uncontestedly1699

undisputably1707

uncontestably1709

incontestablya1711

uncontrovertibly1755

undisputedly1778

(and) no mistake1818

unchallengeably1827

without resort1827

undeniedly1837

unappealably1840

indubitativelya1853

irrecusably1862

uncontradictably1862

inescapably1881

unarguably1888

sho1893

sure1894

posilutely1914

hands down1936

c1386 G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale 128 I wol be cristned doutelees.

c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 725 Nade he ben duȝty & dryȝe..Douteles he hade ben ded.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms lvii[i]. 11 Doutles, there is a God that iudgeth the earth.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 3477 Ye dowtles mun degh.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) iv. vii. 44 Doubtlesse he would haue made a noble Knight.

1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. i. xvi. 59 Euph. Of good things, the greater Good is most excellent. Alc. Doubtless.

1872 J. Morley Voltaire v. 211 He doubtless attacked many of the beliefs which good men hold sacred.

b. Often in a weaker sense, implying that the speaker sees no reason to doubt the truth of an opinion or presumption uttered; = No doubt.

ΚΠ

1664 S. Butler Hudibras: Second Pt. ii. iii. 131 Doubtless, The pleasure is as great, Of being cheated, as to cheat.

1728 E. Young Love of Fame iii, in Wks. (1757) I. 102 Since his great ancestors in Flanders fell, The poem doubtless must be written well.

1840 T. Hood Up Rhine (ed. 2) Pref. p. iii The reader of Robinson Crusoe will doubtless remember the flutter of delight [etc.].

Derivatives

ˈdoubtlessness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > [noun]

irrefragability1609

unanswerableness1627

infallibilitya1631

uncontrollableness1634

unquestionableness1640

undeniableness1654

irrefragableness1682

incontestableness1727

indisputableness1727

indubitableness1727

inexpugnableness1727

unanswerability1750

incontrovertibility1775

unquestionability1815

impugnability1837

incontrovertibleness1837

incontestability1862

inexpugnability1864

irrefutability1864

indisputability1880

doubtlessness1895

indubitability1933

inescapability1945

1895 Eclectic Mag. Oct. 565 With equal doubtlessness, Bulgaria would owe her national independence to [etc.].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	doubtless
释义	doubtlessadj.adv. /ˈdaʊtlɪs/ Etymology: < doubt n.¹ + -less suffix. A. adj. Free from doubt or uncertainty; undoubted, indubitable; †formerly also, free from apprehension, fear, or suspicion. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > [adjective] sickera1400 undoubtingc1400 undoubtablec1425 doubtlessc1440 unsoilablec1449 unwithsayablec1450 undoubtedc1460 indoubted?1467 indubitate1480 undubitate1482 unrepugnablea1500 infallible1526 questionless1532 insoluble1533 irrefragable1533 undoubtful1533 inexpugnablea1535 uncontrolleda1535 undeniable1541 indisputable1551 indoubtable1557 unsoluble1559 uncontrollable1577 infringible1581 irreprovable1581 ungainsaid1587 unquestionable1587 unquarrelled1588 peremptory1589 irrefragatea1592 unrefellable1593 unrefutable1594 controversiless1604 unquestioned1604 undisputable1605 impleadable1606 contradictless1607 unargued1609 unchallengeable1611 uncontroversable1617 ungainsayable1618 irrefutable1620 indeniable1621 undenied1621 incontradictable1624 indenied1624 indubious1625 indubitable1625 undisputeda1627 uncontroversed1634 unchallengeda1639 God-given1642 indisputed1643 unconfutable1643 undubitable1643 incontrollable1646 incontrovertible1646 unquarrellable1646 watertight1647 unquaerable1657 uncontrovertible1664 incontestable1673 inconfutable1679 uncontestable1681 uncontested1683 uncontradictory1698 uncontradictable1707 incontested1712 irrevinciblea1746 contestlessa1750 innegable1772 irrecusable1776 unrebuttable1804 unassailable1830 unimpugnable1832 irrebuttablea1834 unquibbled1860 inarguablea1875 automatic1877 inoppugnable1885 indiscussible1893 indiscutable1933 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 129/2 Dowteles, indubius, sine dubio. 1577 W. Fulke Confut. Doctr. Purgatory 362 This doubtlesse institution. 1598 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 1 iii. ii. 20 I am doubtlesse I can purge My selfe of many I am chargd withall. View more context for this quotation a1603 T. Cartwright Confut. Rhemists New Test. (1618) 172 You have put that..for a doubtlesse doctrine, which he maketh a doubtfull opinion. a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) iv. i. 129 Pretty childe, sleepe doubtlesse, and secure. View more context for this quotation 1894 P. T. Forsyth in Independent (N.Y.) 20 Dec. It is another and a doubtless thing. B. adv. a. Without doubt or question; unquestionably, undoubtedly, certainly. Now generally concessive of something asserted or claimed. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > [adverb] withouten wantrukea1225 without missa1275 dreadlessc1369 doubtlessc1386 certainlya1400 sadly?a1425 questionlessc1425 undoubtablyc1425 doubtlesslyc1440 unsoilablyc1445 undoubtablec1450 undoubteda1500 undoubtedly?a1500 infallibly1502 indefeasibly1540 undubitately1548 indubitatelya1552 undoubting1552 undoubtingly1552 indoubtedly1563 indoubtly1606 unquestionably1611 questionlessly1612 indubitably1624 undoubtfully1628 uncontrollably1629 irrefragably1635 ungainsayably1637 inquestionablya1641 indubiously1642 unquestionedly1644 incontrollably1646 incontrovertibly1646 indisputably1646 acknowledgedly?1649 inexpugnably1653 uncontrovertablya1658 undubitably1660 inconfutably1664 uncontrollably1676 irrefutably1681 uncontestedly1699 undisputably1707 uncontestably1709 incontestablya1711 uncontrovertibly1755 undisputedly1778 (and) no mistake1818 unchallengeably1827 without resort1827 undeniedly1837 unappealably1840 indubitativelya1853 irrecusably1862 uncontradictably1862 inescapably1881 unarguably1888 sho1893 sure1894 posilutely1914 hands down1936 c1386 G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale 128 I wol be cristned doutelees. c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 725 Nade he ben duȝty & dryȝe..Douteles he hade ben ded. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms lvii[i]. 11 Doutles, there is a God that iudgeth the earth. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 3477 Ye dowtles mun degh. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) iv. vii. 44 Doubtlesse he would haue made a noble Knight. View more context for this quotation 1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. i. xvi. 59 Euph. Of good things, the greater Good is most excellent. Alc. Doubtless. 1872 J. Morley Voltaire v. 211 He doubtless attacked many of the beliefs which good men hold sacred. b. Often in a weaker sense, implying that the speaker sees no reason to doubt the truth of an opinion or presumption uttered; = No doubt. ΚΠ 1664 S. Butler Hudibras: Second Pt. ii. iii. 131 Doubtless, The pleasure is as great, Of being cheated, as to cheat. 1728 E. Young Love of Fame iii, in Wks. (1757) I. 102 Since his great ancestors in Flanders fell, The poem doubtless must be written well. 1840 T. Hood Up Rhine (ed. 2) Pref. p. iii The reader of Robinson Crusoe will doubtless remember the flutter of delight [etc.]. Derivatives ˈdoubtlessness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > absolute certainty > [noun] irrefragability1609 unanswerableness1627 infallibilitya1631 uncontrollableness1634 unquestionableness1640 undeniableness1654 irrefragableness1682 incontestableness1727 indisputableness1727 indubitableness1727 inexpugnableness1727 unanswerability1750 incontrovertibility1775 unquestionability1815 impugnability1837 incontrovertibleness1837 incontestability1862 inexpugnability1864 irrefutability1864 indisputability1880 doubtlessness1895 indubitability1933 inescapability1945 1895 Eclectic Mag. Oct. 565 With equal doubtlessness, Bulgaria would owe her national independence to [etc.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.adv.c1386
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