Definition
Without a cause; having no reason or explanation; uncaused in philosophy or metaphysics.
Etymology
From 'cause' plus the negating suffix '-less' (without). This formation directly parallels words like 'homeless' or 'purposeless,' creating an adjective meaning without cause.
Kelly Says
The concept of something being truly causeless disturbed medieval philosophers—if something has no cause, how can it exist? This paradox drove much of medieval metaphysics!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ምክንያት wala
mik-ni-yat wa-la
ARالعربية
لا سبب له
la sabab lahu
BNবাংলা
কারণহীন
kaar-an-heen
CACatalà
sense causa
sen-sa kaw-za
CSČeština
bez příčiny
bez pri-chy-ny
DADansk
uden årsag
u-den aar-sag
DEDeutsch
grundlos
groon-dlohs
ELΕλληνικά
χωρίς αιτία
chori-s a-ti-a
ESEspañol
sin causa
sin kaw-sa
FRFrançais
sans cause
san kawz
GUGU
कारણરહિત
kaar-an-ra-hit
HEעברית
ללא סיבה
le-la si-va
HIहिन्दी
कारणहीन
kaar-an-heen
HUMagyar
okozatlan
o-ko-za-tal-an
IDBahasa Indonesia
tanpa sebab
tan-pa se-bab
IGIG
he n'ime
ee he ne-mee
ITItaliano
senza causa
sen-za kaw-za
JA日本語
原因がない
gen'in ga nai
KKKK
сабап жоқ
sa-ba-p joq
KMKM
មិនមានហេតុ
min ma-an he-tu
KO한국어
원인 없는
won-in eom-neun
MRMR
कारणरहित
kaar-an-ra-hit
MSBahasa Melayu
tanpa sebab
tan-pa se-bab
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင့် မရှိ
kya-ng-ht ma-y-shi
NLNederlands
zonder oorzaak
zon-der oor-zaak
NONorsk
årsakløs
aar-sak-loes
PAPA
ਕਾਰਨ ਰਹਿਤ
kaar-an ra-hit
PLPolski
bez przyczyny
bez pri-chy-zny
PTPortuguês
sem causa
sem kaw-sa
RORomână
fără cauză
far-a kaw-za
RUРусский
безотчетный
be-zo-tchet-nyy
SVSvenska
orsakslös
or-saks-loes
SWKiswahili
bila sababu
bee-la sa-bu-bu
TAதமிழ்
காரணமில்லாத
kaar-anam-il-la-atha
TEతెలుగు
కారణం లేని
kaar-anam le-ni
THไทย
ไม่มีสาเหตุ
mai mee sa-het
TLTL
walang dahilan
wa-lang da-hi-lan
TRTürkçe
sebepsiz
se-bep-siz
UKУкраїнська
без причини
bez pri-chy-ny
VITiếng Việt
không có nguyên nhân
khong co nguyen nhan
YOYO
kò sí ẹ̀ṣẹ́
ko si eh-she