foundationless

/faʊnˈdeɪʃənləs/ adj

Without foundation; unfounded.

Word Origin Foundation comes from Latin fundus 'bottom, base' — the solid ground you build on. Foundationless means lacking that base, literally 'bottomless.' The same root fundus gives us fundamental, profound (deep), and fund (originally 'bottom' of a treasury). The -less suffix is from Old English leas 'devoid of.'

adj Without foundation; unfounded.

His foundationless accusations caused unnecessary panic among the staff.

(形容词) 无根据的;毫无根据的;没有根据的

他毫无根据的指控在员工中引起了不必要的恐慌。

(adjetivo) Sin fundamento; infundado.

Sus acusaciones **infundadas** causaron pánico innecesario entre el personal.

(adjectif) infondé; sans fondement; gratuit [Sans fondement ; dépourvu de base solide.]

Ses accusations sans fondement ont provoqué une panique inutile parmi le personnel.

(Adjektiv) grundlos; unbegründet [ohne Grundlage oder Beweis; haltlos oder unbegründet.]

Seine **foundationless** Vorwürfe lösten unnötige Panik unter den Mitarbeitern aus.

(形容詞) 根拠のない。基礎や裏付けを持たない。

彼の根拠のない非難は、スタッフの間で不必要なパニックを引き起こした。

(adjetivo) infundado; sem fundamento [Sem fundamento; infundado.]

Suas acusações infundadas causaram pânico desnecessário entre os funcionários.

Word parts: found + ation + less

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