hapless

hap·less

adj \ˈha-pləs\

Definition of HAPLESS

: having no luck : unfortunate

— hap·less·ly adverb

— hap·less·ness noun

Examples of HAPLESS

1. She plays the hapless heroine who is unlucky in love.
2. <the hapless motorist had barely paid his bill and driven away from the body shop when a truck sideswiped his car>

First Known Use of HAPLESS

14th century

Related to HAPLESS

Synonyms: unlucky, hard-luck, ill-fated, ill-starred, jinxed, luckless, snakebit (or snakebitten), star-crossed, unfortunate, unhappy

Antonyms: fortunate, happy, lucky

Related Words: adverse, ill, inauspicious, unfavorable, unpromising, untoward; calamitous, catastrophic, disastrous; accursed (or accurst), damned, doomed, tragic (also tragical)

Near Antonyms: blessed (also blest), favored, gifted, privileged; auspicious, fair, favorable, golden, promising, propitious

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Rhymes with HAPLESS

napless, sapless, strapless