chanceless

English

Etymology

From chance +‎ -less.

Pronunciation

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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.
   • 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.

Derived terms

• chancelessness