Meaning

3 senses

  1. Given freely; unearned.

    gratis, kostenlos, geschenkt

    беспла́тныйbesplátnyj, безвозмездныйbezvozmezdnyj, незаслуженныйnezaslužennyj

  2. Unjustified or unnecessary; not called for by the circumstances.

    gratuitous violence

    unnötig, überflüssig, nutzlos

    беспричинныйbespričinnyj, необосно́ванныйneobosnóvannyj

    unnecessary and unwarranted

  3. Extraneous, interpolated.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. The aggression was provoked by all those gratuitous insults.

    Агресія була спровокована всіма цими необов'язковими образами.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
given freely, unearned:
not called for by the circumstances:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
given freely, unearned:
not called for by the circumstances:

Origin

From Latin grātuītus (“free”), from Latin grātia (“favor”), grātus (“showing favor”).

From Latin grātuītus (“free”), from Latin grātia (“favor”), grātus (“showing favor”).

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Forms

more gratuitous, most gratuitous
Comparativemore gratuitous Lesson
Superlativemost gratuitous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
freeA1unnecessaryA2uncalled-forgratisunjustifiedgroundlessbaselessunfounded
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms
onerous

Word family

7 related words
Relatedgratisgratuity
Derivedgratuitouslygratuitousnessnongratuitoussemigratuitousungratuitous

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
gratinggratisgratitudeB1gratuitygraveB1
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