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1. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHAPLESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adjective. us / ˈhæp·ləs / Add to word list. unlucky: hapless victims of the earthquake. (Definition of hapless from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of hapless. hapless. Hapless borderliners were also caught up in the closure. From the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   The meaning of HAPLESS is having no luck : unfortunate. How to use hapless in a sentence. Did you know?

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   Definition of 'hapless' Word Frequency. hapless. (hæpləs ) adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A hapless person is unlucky. [formal] ...his hapless victim. Synonyms: unlucky, unfortunate, cursed, unhappy More Synonyms of hapless. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. English Quiz. Confusables. Synonyms of.

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   adjective [ before noun ] formal us / ˈhæp.ləs / uk / ˈhæp.ləs / Add to word list. unlucky and usually unhappy: hapless victim Many children are hapless victims of this war. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. having bad things happen by chance. unlucky She is one of the unluckiest people I've ever met.

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   Hapless definition: unlucky; luckless; unfortunate.. See examples of HAPLESS used in a sentence.

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   Use the adjective hapless to describe someone unlucky and deserving of pity, like the hapless car buyer who gives in to the fast-talking salesperson. The word hapless traces all the way back to the Old Norse word happ, meaning “chance, good luck.”.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhapless adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of hapless adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Define hapless. hapless synonyms, hapless pronunciation, hapless translation, English dictionary definition of hapless. adj. Luckless; unfortunate. See Synonyms at unfortunate. hap′less·ly adv. hap′less·ness n.

9. www.oed.com › dictionary › hapless_adjhapless, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English...

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   What does the adjective hapless mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective hapless. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the adjective hapless? About 1 occurrence per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the adjective pronounced?

10. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › haplessHAPLESS Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

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    Synonyms for HAPLESS: unfortunate, unhappy, luckless, disastrous, hard-luck, unlucky, unfavorable, doomed; Antonyms of HAPLESS: happy, lucky, fortunate, gifted, privileged, favored, favorable, promising