questionless

[ kwes-chuhn-lis ]

adjective

1. unquestionable; doubtless:

   a questionless fact.

2. unquestioning:

   questionless faith in God.

adverb

1. without question; unquestionably.

questionless

/ ˈkwɛstʃənlɪs /

adjective

1. blindly adhering, as to a principle or course of action; unquestioning
2. a less common word for unquestionable

Derived Forms

• ˈquestionlessly, adverb

Other Words From

• question·less·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of questionless¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; question, -less

Example Sentences

And to conferr at the distance of the Indies by Sympathetick conveyances, may be as usual to future times, as to us in a litterary correspondence...Now those, that judge by the narrowness of former Principles, will smile at these Paradoxical expectations: But questionless those great Inventions, that have in these later Ages altered the face of all things; in their naked proposals, and meer suppositions, were to former times as ridiculous.

From Literature

Questionless the poet has done more to make Marblehead known than all the historians and magazine-writers put together, though the notoriety is little relished there.

From Project Gutenberg

He delighted in the company of the questionless.

From Project Gutenberg

The rich man Boaz sleeps, quite unconscious of the Moabitess Ruth, who lies expectant at his feet: 'Asphodel scents did Gilgal's breezes bring— Through nuptial shadows, questionless, full fast The angels sped, for momently there pass'd A something blue which seem'd to be a wing.

From Project Gutenberg

It can never be reached by a public opinion which worships success and bows to wealth with questionless devotion.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• convinced
• positive
• sure