hapless

hap·less

H0053600 (hăp′lĭs)adj. Luckless; unfortunate. See Synonyms at unfortunate.

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hap′less·ly adv.hap′less·ness n.

hapless

(ˈhæplɪs) adjunfortunate; wretched ˈhaplessly adv ˈhaplessness n

hap•less

(ˈhæp lɪs)

adj. unlucky; luckless; unfortunate. [1560–70; hap¹ + -less] hap′less•ly, adv. hap′less•ness, n.

hapless

, happiness - Hapless means one is lacking hap, "good fortune, luck"; the words happy and happiness also have the root "hap."See also related terms for luck.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

hapless - deserving or inciting pity; "a hapless victim"; "miserable victims of war"; "the shabby room struck her as extraordinarily pathetic"- Galsworthy; "piteous appeals for help"; "pitiable homeless children"; "a pitiful fate"; "Oh, you poor thing"; "his poor distorted limbs"; "a wretched life"misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, poor, miserable, pitiable, pitiful, wretchedunfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned"

hapless

adjective unlucky, unfortunate, cursed, unhappy, miserable, jinxed, luckless, wretched, ill-starred, ill-fated the hapless victim struggled helplessly

hapless

adjectiveInvolving or undergoing chance misfortune:ill-fated, ill-starred, luckless, star-crossed, unfortunate, unhappy, unlucky, untoward.

Translations

sfortunatosventuratodisgraziatoiellatoгоремычный