chanceless

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From chance +‎ -less.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

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.
    • 1983, The A.M.E. Zion Quarterly Review, volumes 95-97, page 38:
      They may be chanceless children, disowned and unloved, for whom life holds no promise.
  4. (cricket, not comparable) Without a chance of being dismissed.
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