groundless
English
adj
Definitions
- Without any grounds to support it; baseless.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English groundles inherited from Old English grundlēas inherited from Proto-Germanic *grundulausaz affix from English ground (that has been ground, earthing).
Origin
English
ground
Gloss
that has been ground, earthing
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- above ground English
- aboveground English
- aground English
- background English
- battleground English
- bedground English
- belowground English
- bootleg ground English
- byground English
- campground English
- centerground English
- centreground English
- cumberground English
- eyeground English
- fairground English
- fireground English
- foreground English
- ground English
- ground stop English
- ground tissue English
- groundable English
- groundage English
- groundation English
- groundbait English
- groundbreaker English
- groundbreaking English
- groundburst English
- groundcherry English
- groundcrew English
- grounder English
- groundfire English
- groundfish English
- groundhog English
- groundhopper English
- groundhopping English
- groundlaying English
- groundlessly English
- groundlessness English
- groundline English
- groundling English
- groundly English
- groundmass English
- groundmist English
- groundnut English
- groundpecker English
- groundplan English
- groundrow English
- groundshare English
- groundsheet English
- groundsill English
- groundspeed English
- groundstaff English
- groundstone English
- groundstroke English
- groundswell English
- groundwall English
- groundward English
- groundwards English
- groundwater English
- groundwave English
- groundwood English
- groundwork English
- groundworker English
- groundworm English
- groundy English
- hardground English
- microground English
- midground English
- misground English
- nonground English
- outground English
- overground English
- playground English
- preground English
- reground English
- rufous-vented ground-cuckoo English
- sandgrounder English
- schoolground English
- showground English
- sportsground English
- stoneground English
- underground English
- unground English
- urgrund English
- wasteground English
- Grund German
- grundlos German
- *grundulausaz Proto-Germanic
- grundleas Old English
- grundlēas Old English
- grounde Middle English
- groundles Middle English
- graun Tok Pisin
- garaund Fiji Hindi
- ground
- groundy
- urgrund
- aground
- grounder
- unground
- groundly
- byground
- reground
- groundrow
- groundnut
- midground
- groundage
- eyeground
- preground
- outground
- bedground
- nonground
- misground
- groundhog
- groundfish
- groundline
- campground
- groundcrew
- playground
- groundbait
- groundwork
- groundward
- groundwall
- foreground
- groundmass
- groundworm
- fairground
- hardground
- groundwood
- showground
- groundsill
- groundmist
- groundplan
- background
- groundling
- overground
- groundable
- groundfire
- groundwave
- fireground
- ground stop
- wasteground
- stoneground
- groundstaff
- groundburst
- groundstone
- groundsheet
- microground
- underground
- aboveground
- groundwater
- groundwards
- groundation
- belowground
- groundswell
- groundshare
- groundspeed
- sandgrounder
- groundstroke
- centerground
- schoolground
- above ground
- cumberground
- groundlessly
- groundlaying
- sportsground
- groundhopper
- groundcherry
- centreground
- battleground
- groundpecker
- groundworker
- groundbreaker
- groundhopping
- ground tissue
- bootleg ground
- groundlessness
- groundbreaking
- rufous-vented ground-cuckoo