"chanceless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-au-chanceless.ogg Forms: more chanceless [comparative], most chanceless [superlative]
Etymology: From chance + -less. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|chance|less}} chance + -less Head templates: {{en-adj}} chanceless (comparative more chanceless, superlative most chanceless)
  1. Achieved without taking chances.
    Sense id: en-chanceless-en-adj-6kKNmzwV
  2. Without random chance.
    Sense id: en-chanceless-en-adj-brzWmRqw
  3. Having no chance or opportunity.
    Sense id: en-chanceless-en-adj-jWEd16cI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 6 59 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 17 10 47 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 5 61 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 1 68 27
  4. (cricket, not comparable) Without a chance of being dismissed. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Cricket
    Sense id: en-chanceless-en-adj-FF8gp3g~ Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chancelessness
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