English-Thai Dictionary

hapless

ADJ เคราะห์ร้าย  อาภัพ  อับโชค  ซวย  luckless unfortunate unlucky fortunate lucky kro-rai

 

haplessly

ADV อย่าง โชคร้าย  unfortunately lucklessly

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HAPLESS

a.Luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy; as hapless youth; hapless maid.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HAPLESS

HAPLESS Hap "less, a.

 

Defn: Without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy; as, hapless youth; hapless maid. Dryden.

 

HAPLESSLY

HAPLESSLY Hap "less *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a hapless, unlucky manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

hapless

hap less |ˈhaplis ˈhæpləs | ▶adjective (esp. of a person ) unfortunate: if you're one of the many hapless car buyers who've been shafted. DERIVATIVES hap less ly adverb, hap less ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from hap (in the early sense ‘good fortune ’) + -less .

 

Oxford Dictionary

hapless

hap |less |ˈhaplɪs | ▶adjective (especially of a person ) unfortunate: the hapless victims of the disaster. DERIVATIVES haplessly adverb, haplessness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from hap (in the early sense ‘good fortune ’) + -less .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

hapless

hapless adjective the hapless victims of exploitation: unfortunate, unlucky, luckless, out of luck, ill-starred, ill-fated, jinxed, cursed, doomed; unhappy, forlorn, wretched, miserable, woebegone; informal down on one's luck; literary star-crossed. ANTONYMS lucky. WORD NOTE hapless, unfortunate I have a great affection for words with a vaguely nineteenth-century (in this case, somewhat Dickensian ) tone, and I find myself using them whenever it is remotely appropriate. She was the hapless victim of the thoughtlessness of her elders. Unfortunate, which is, in my view, nearly synonymous with hapless, is another such word. The unfortunate young fellow failed to notice the oncoming train. How interesting that using one ever-so-slightly dated word or expression inspires us to use others, such as elders, or young fellow. And how telling that both words —quaint relics of another era —are adjectives meant to convey sympathy for those who are suffering or who have suffered, often through no fault of their own. — FP Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

hapless

hapless adjective the hapless victims of exploitation: unfortunate, unlucky, luckless, out of luck, ill-starred, ill-fated, jinxed, cursed, doomed; unhappy, forlorn, wretched, miserable, woebegone; informal down on one's luck; literary star-crossed. ANTONYMS lucky. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD hapless, unfortunate, unlucky, ill-starred See unfortunate . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

hapless

h á p less 形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗｟かたく 文 ｠不運な, 不幸な, 数奇な (unlucky ).