haplessadj.

Brit.

/ˈhapləs/, U.S.

/ˈhæpləs/

Forms: see hap n.¹ and -less suffix

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hap n.¹, -less suffix.

Etymology: < hap n.¹ + -less suffix.

Esp. of a person: destitute of or lacking good fortune; unfortunate, unlucky. Hence also in later use: incompetent, clumsy. Cf. luckless adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [adjective]

unseelyOE

ungraciousa1387

infortunatec1390

unhappy1390

haplessa1400

mischancefula1400

unfortunedc1403

infortuneda1413

maleurousa1460

infortunable?a1475

mal-infortunedc1475

unselc1480

mischanced1488

misadventurousa1500

unhap1509

misfortunate1510

mischancya1522

unuredc1525

maleureda1529

unlucky1530

unfortunate1548

luckless1563

unluckly1564

unfortunable1567

untoward1570

unable?1572

sinister1576

unsonsy1578

disaster1584

disastereda1586

disastrous1586

unweirdedc1590

wanhappy?1590

misbefallen1591

fortuneless1596

infelicious1598

misadventured1599

improsperous1602

untoward1632

unhandsome1640

ill-fated1715

donsie?1719

swarthy1756

infelicitous1835

bad luck1872

stiff1919

spooked1937

jinxed1972

a1400 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 68 A mon is at myscheue & happlesse.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 2 Desyryng to ende their haplesse lyfe.

a1592 R. Greene Comicall Hist. Alphonsus (1599) v. sig. G4^v Oh haples hap, oh dire and cruell fate!

1635 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Donzella Desterrada 181 The object of an hopelesse and haplesse love.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 404 O much deceav'd, much failing, hapless Eve.

1746 J. Tompson tr. P. Habert Temple of Death in Eng. Misc. ii. 384 I..wish my hapless life a shorter date.

1794 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 684 The bursting sigh, th' unweeting groan, Betray the hapless lover.

1825 J. Bentham Indications Respecting Ld. Eldon 39 Not a farthing even given to the hapless masterman.

1867 S. Smiles Huguenots Eng. & Ireland viii. 199 Nor did distinction in learning protect the hapless Protestant.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. 297 A handsome young Oxford graduate..solicited the hand of the hapless young lady,..and was accepted on the spot.

1936 N.Y. Herald Tribune 6 Feb. 22/8 The champion made him [sc. a boxer] look hapless.

1958 Times 4 Dec. 13/4 It used to fall to the lot of some hapless object to be ‘given away with a pound of tea’.

1997 Independent (Nexis) 3 Feb. (Sport section) 7 Steve Claridge took advantage of some hapless defending to beat Shaka Hislop from eight yards.

2011 Private Eye 27 May 25/1 Once upon a time there was a very rich man who..loved driving fast cars, shouting ‘Poop, poop’ at hapless passers-by.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hapless
释义	haplessadj. Brit. /ˈhapləs/, U.S. /ˈhæpləs/ Forms: see hap n.¹ and -less suffix Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hap n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < hap n.¹ + -less suffix. Esp. of a person: destitute of or lacking good fortune; unfortunate, unlucky. Hence also in later use: incompetent, clumsy. Cf. luckless adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [adjective] unseelyOE ungraciousa1387 infortunatec1390 unhappy1390 haplessa1400 mischancefula1400 unfortunedc1403 infortuneda1413 maleurousa1460 infortunable?a1475 mal-infortunedc1475 unselc1480 mischanced1488 misadventurousa1500 unhap1509 misfortunate1510 mischancya1522 unuredc1525 maleureda1529 unlucky1530 unfortunate1548 luckless1563 unluckly1564 unfortunable1567 untoward1570 unable?1572 sinister1576 unsonsy1578 disaster1584 disastereda1586 disastrous1586 unweirdedc1590 wanhappy?1590 misbefallen1591 fortuneless1596 infelicious1598 misadventured1599 improsperous1602 untoward1632 unhandsome1640 ill-fated1715 donsie?1719 swarthy1756 infelicitous1835 bad luck1872 stiff1919 spooked1937 jinxed1972 a1400 in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 68 A mon is at myscheue & happlesse. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 2 Desyryng to ende their haplesse lyfe. a1592 R. Greene Comicall Hist. Alphonsus (1599) v. sig. G4^v Oh haples hap, oh dire and cruell fate! 1635 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Donzella Desterrada 181 The object of an hopelesse and haplesse love. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 404 O much deceav'd, much failing, hapless Eve. View more context for this quotation 1746 J. Tompson tr. P. Habert Temple of Death in Eng. Misc. ii. 384 I..wish my hapless life a shorter date. 1794 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 684 The bursting sigh, th' unweeting groan, Betray the hapless lover. 1825 J. Bentham Indications Respecting Ld. Eldon 39 Not a farthing even given to the hapless masterman. 1867 S. Smiles Huguenots Eng. & Ireland viii. 199 Nor did distinction in learning protect the hapless Protestant. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. 297 A handsome young Oxford graduate..solicited the hand of the hapless young lady,..and was accepted on the spot. 1936 N.Y. Herald Tribune 6 Feb. 22/8 The champion made him [sc. a boxer] look hapless. 1958 Times 4 Dec. 13/4 It used to fall to the lot of some hapless object to be ‘given away with a pound of tea’. 1997 Independent (Nexis) 3 Feb. (Sport section) 7 Steve Claridge took advantage of some hapless defending to beat Shaka Hislop from eight yards. 2011 Private Eye 27 May 25/1 Once upon a time there was a very rich man who..loved driving fast cars, shouting ‘Poop, poop’ at hapless passers-by. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1400
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