chanceless

chance

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Definitions of chanceless word

noun chanceless the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled: often personified or treated as a positive agency: Chance governs all. 1
noun chanceless luck or fortune: a game of chance. 1
noun chanceless a possibility or probability of anything happening: a fifty-percent chance of success. 1
noun chanceless an opportune or favorable time; opportunity: Now is your chance. 1
noun chanceless Baseball. an opportunity to field the ball and make a put-out or assist. 1
noun chanceless a risk or hazard: Take a chance. 1

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English < Old French chance, cheance < Vulgar Latin *cadentia a befalling, happening; see cadenza

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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