English Explanatory Dictionary

unlucky

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Unfortunate, marked by misfortune.
  2. Inauspicious.
  3. Having ill luck.
  4. Bringing ill luck.

Pronunciation

/ʌnˈlʌki/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-unlucky.wav

Word forms

unlucky unluckier more unlucky unluckiest most unlucky

Etymology

From un- + lucky.

Synonyms

hapless down on one's luck fortuneless ill-boding ill-fated ill-starred inauspicious infelicitous infortunate luckless misadventurous mischanceful misfortuned peak snakebit thwart unchancy unfavourable unfortunate unhappy unpropitious unlucky wanchancy

Antonyms

lucky

Related words

evil eye Friday the thirteenth born under an evil star born with a wooden ladle in one's mouth predict

Derived words

unluckily unluckiness unluckier unluckiest unlucky for some

Translations

Albanian: lumëmadh Albanian: lumëzi Albanian: gullmëzi Armenian: ձախորդ Bulgarian: неудачен Catalan: infortunat Finnish: epäonninen Finnish: huono-onninen French: malchanceux French: poissard Hindi: अभागा Irish: anrathach Latin: infēlix Macedonian: не́среќен Macedonian: ко́бен Russian: невезу́чий Russian: неуда́чливый Russian: несчастли́вый Russian: недо́брый Spanish: salado Spanish: basiliqueado Spanish: sapeado Spanish: mufa Spanish: fucú Spanish: yeta Spanish: yetatore Spanish: yetudo Yiddish: שלימזלניק German: unglückbringend German: es bringt Unglück Turkish: uğursuz Ottoman Turkish: اوغورسز Ottoman Turkish: بختسز Ottoman Turkish: قوتسز
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