REASONLESS

causeless, reasonless

(adjective) having no justifying cause or reason; “a senseless, causeless murder”; “a causeless war that never had an aim”; “an apparently arbitrary and reasonless change”

reasonless

(adjective) not endowed with the capacity to reason; “a reasonless brute”

mindless, reasonless, senseless

(adjective) not marked by the use of reason; “mindless violence”; “reasonless hostility”; “a senseless act”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

reasonless (comparative more reasonless, superlative most reasonless)

Lacking reason or purpose.

Source: Wiktionary


Rea"son*less, a.

1. Destitute of reason; as, a reasonless man or mind. Shak.

2. Void of reason; not warranted or supported by reason; unreasonable. This proffer is absurd and reasonless. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

12 May 2025

UNSEASONED

(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”


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Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.

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