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unlucky

un·luck·y
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-luhk-ee]
    • /ʌnˈlʌk i/
    • /ʌnˈlʌki/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-luhk-ee]
    • /ʌnˈlʌk i/

Definitions of unlucky word

  • adjective unlucky (of a person) not lucky; lacking good fortune; ill-fated. 1
  • adjective unlucky (of an event or circumstance) inauspicious or characterized by misfortune; ominous. 1
  • adjective unlucky person: having bad luck 1
  • adjective unlucky event: unfortunate 1
  • adjective unlucky If someone is unlucky, they have bad luck. 0
  • adjective unlucky You can use unlucky to describe unpleasant things which happen to someone, especially when you feel that the person does not deserve them. 0

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Origin of unlucky

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; un-1 + lucky1

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Parts of speech for Unlucky

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unlucky popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for unlucky

adj unlucky

  • anachronistic — You say that something is anachronistic when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
  • badly off — If you are badly off, you are in a bad situation.
  • bright and early — very early in the morning
  • commiserable — worthy of commiseration; pitiable
  • direful — dreadful; awful; terrible.

noun unlucky

  • bad break — misfortune, period of bad luck
  • in-convenience — the quality or state of being inconvenient.
  • infelicity — the quality or state of being unhappy; unhappiness.

adv unlucky

  • lamentably — that is to be lamented; regrettable; unfortunate: a lamentable decision.

adverb unlucky

  • alas — You use alas to say that you think that the facts you are talking about are sad or unfortunate.
  • disastrously — causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous: The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.
  • dismally — causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy: dismal weather.
  • fatefully — having momentous significance or consequences; decisively important; portentous: a fateful meeting between the leaders of the two countries.
  • grievously — causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.

adjective unlucky

  • comminatory — Threatening, punitive, or vengeful.
  • discommodious — Not commodious; uncomfortable.
  • doomed — fate or destiny, especially adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune: In exile and poverty, he met his doom.
  • fateful — having momentous significance or consequences; decisively important; portentous: a fateful meeting between the leaders of the two countries.
  • ill — of unsound physical or mental health; unwell; sick: She felt ill, so her teacher sent her to the nurse.

Antonyms for unlucky

adj unlucky

  • ahead of the game — in the position of winning, esp. in gambling
  • alive and kicking — If you say that someone or something is alive and kicking, you are emphasizing not only that they continue to survive, but also that they are very active.
  • all systems go — ready for action
  • auspicious — Something that is auspicious indicates that success is likely.
  • blessed — If someone is blessed with a particular good quality or skill, they have that good quality or skill.

adv unlucky

  • aptly — inclined; disposed; given; prone: too apt to slander others.
  • auspiciously — promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable: an auspicious occasion.
  • blissfully — full of, abounding in, enjoying, or conferring bliss.
  • blithely — joyous, merry, or happy in disposition; glad; cheerful: Everyone loved her for her blithe spirit.
  • buoyantly — in a happy, confident manner

adjective unlucky

  • charmed — A charmed place, time, or situation is one that is very beautiful or pleasant, and seems slightly separate from the real world or real life.
  • enthroned — Formally placed in a position.
  • enviable — Arousing or likely to arouse envy.
  • jammy — very lucky.
  • opportune — appropriate, favorable, or suitable: an opportune phrase for the occasion.

adverb unlucky

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