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In 'Mirror Mirror,' I played Prince Charming's side kick Renbock, who was pretty dandy, hapless and innocent. Other than that I've tended to play the complete opposite! I've played gritty, hard characters, generally tough people.
Robert Emms

Meaning of "hapless" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HAPLESS

hapless  [ˈhæplɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAPLESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hapless is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HAPLESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hapless in the English dictionary

The definition of hapless in the dictionary is unfortunate; wretched.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HAPLESS


accomplice
əˈkɒmplɪs
chapless
ˈtʃæplɪs
complice
ˈkɒmplɪs
dripless
ˈdrɪplɪs
escapeless
ɪˈskeɪplɪs
gapless
ˈɡæplɪs
helpless
ˈhɛlplɪs
hopeless
ˈhəʊplɪs
mapless
ˈmæplɪs
pulpless
ˈpʌlplɪs
sapless
ˈsæplɪs
shapeless
ˈʃeɪplɪs
sleepless
ˈsliːplɪs
soapless
ˈsəʊplɪs
stampless
ˈstæmplɪs
strapless
ˈstræplɪs
surplice
ˈsɜːplɪs
tapeless
ˈteɪplɪs
topless
ˈtɒplɪs
zipless
ˈzɪplɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAPLESS

hapkido
haplessly
haplessness
haplite
haplitic
haplobiont
haplobiontic
haplographies
haplography
haploid
haploidic
haploidy
haplologic
haplology
haplont
haplontic
haplopia
haplosis
haplostemonous
haplotype

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAPLESS

bottomless
capless
cropless
flapless
hipless
hoopless
humpless
lipless
napless
pipless
rumpless
scalpless
shipless
slipless
snapless
soupless
stopless
tipless
trumpless
whelpless
worshipless

Synonyms and antonyms of hapless in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HAPLESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hapless» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of hapless

Translation of «hapless» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAPLESS

Find out the translation of hapless to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hapless from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hapless» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不幸的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desventurado
570 millions of speakers

English

hapless
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

असहाय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التعساء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

несчастный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desafortunado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসুখী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

malheureux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Malangnya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

glücklos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不運な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불운한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hapless
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không may
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மகிழ்ச்சியற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निराळी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bahtsız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sventurato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieszczęsny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нещасний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nefericit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άμοιρος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ongelukkige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

olyckliga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uheldige
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hapless

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAPLESS»

The term «hapless» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.637 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HAPLESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hapless

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4 QUOTES WITH «HAPLESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hapless.
1
Robert Emms
In 'Mirror Mirror,' I played Prince Charming's side kick Renbock, who was pretty dandy, hapless and innocent. Other than that I've tended to play the complete opposite! I've played gritty, hard characters, generally tough people.
2
Shaffi Mather
In the modern-day world, where time is premium and battle for subsistence is unimaginably tough, the hapless common man simply gives in and pays the bribe just to get on with life.
3
Carroll O'Connor
The reviewer is a singularly detested enemy because he is, unlike the hapless artist, invulnerable.
4
Jonathan Stroud
Most traditional ghost stories feature rather hapless protagonists, who have nasty things happen to them.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAPLESS»

Discover the use of hapless in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hapless and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hapless, Hopeless, Horrible
When the lovely Princess Sugar runs away, the noble knight, Sir Glame, and his faithful horse, Bill, are ready to take on the challenge of tracking down the beloved Princess, in a satirical look at conventional children's tales that is ...
Joshua Wright, 2004
2
The Hapless Child
The sorry tale of petite Charlotte Sophia's catastrophic life is classic Gorey stuff--orphaned, mercilessly hazed by schoolmates, enslaved by a brute.
‎2008
3
The Hapless Teacher's Handbook
Why not? This is the comic story of one man's painfully slow metamorphosis into a teacher at an everyday comprehensive and his encounters with other remarkable teachers and pupils along the way.
Phil Ball, 2007
4
Diary of a Hapless Househusband
When father-of-two Sam loses his job, he reluctantly agrees to stay at home while his wife returns to work.
Sam Holden, 2011
5
Biltmore Oswald The Diary of a Hapless Recruit
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain books available in printed format again - worldwide.
Thorne Smith, 2012
6
Bonjour - Is This Italy?: A Hapless Biker's Guide to Europe
This is interspersed with a raft of comic anecdotes that demonstrate exactly what NOT to do when lost on a motorbike in Europe.
Kevin Turner, 2012
7
The Devil's Derivatives: The Untold Story of the Slick ...
From an award-winning journalist who has been covering the industry for more than a decade, The Devil’s Derivatives charts the untold story of modern financial innovation—how investment banks invented new financial products, how ...
Nicholas Dunbar, 2013
8
Works of Ivan Turgenieff: Story of Lieut. Ergunoff; A ...
This volume contains these stories: The Brigadier; The Story of Lieutenant Ergunoff; A Hapless Girl; A Strange Story; and Punin and Baburin. Due to the age and scarcity of the original we reproduced, some pages may be spotty or faded.
Ivan Turgenieff, 2011
9
Growing pains of a hapless househusband
Sam Holden's hilarious exploits as a hapless househusband continue as Growing Pains of a Hapless Househusband chronicles the next year in the life of the Holden family.
Sam Holden, 2008
10
The hopeless, hapless and helpless manager: further ...
Divided into three sections, this volume is about the dark side of management.
Adrian Furnham, Rick Jolly, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAPLESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hapless is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hopeless and Hapless - Greater Kashmir
Hopeless and Hapless File Photo. The Kashmir Tangle. The more we learn about our politicians, the more disillusioned we become! «GreaterKashmir.com, Jul 15»
2
Spikers' Turf: Bulldogs rout hapless Cards | Inquirer Sports
A young National University squad proved up to the task and disposed of Mapua in straight sets, 25-22, 25-20, 25-22, at the start of the Spikers' ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
3
Spikers' Turf: Bulldogs rout hapless Cards
A young National University squad proved up to the task and disposed of Mapua in straight sets, 25-22, 25-20, 25-22, at the start of the Spikers' ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
4
Sea Eagles thrash hapless Titans
One Community. Sea Eagles thrash hapless Titans. Mon 13 Jul, 2015, 8:40pm. NRL.com. Tweet. Email. Print. Sea Eagles thrash hapless Titans. Manly forward ... «NRL.COM, Jul 15»
5
Ensnared Hapless Whale Saved From The Brink Of Being Devoured …
The Marine Animal Entanglement Response team (MAER) at the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) freed a badly entangled humpback whale ... «Times Gazette, Jul 15»
6
Bryan Cranston's Epic Comic-Con 'Your Mom' Mic Drop …
Producer and star Bryan Cranston voices Titanium Rex, leader of a hapless band of superheroes-turned-mansion-roomies. Stars Seth Green ... «Monsters and Critics.com, Jul 15»
7
Feckless Regulation and A Billion Hapless Consumers
It is a common enough affliction. A number of mobile users in India are often found talking to themselves. The symptoms: mid-phrase, the ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
8
Hapless Johnstone cyclist had weapon and drugs
Hapless Johnstone cyclist had weapon and drugs. Published: 10 Jul 2015 15:05. A cyclist is facing jail after being caught with drugs and a knife in his backpack. «TheGazette.co.uk, Jul 15»
9
Rescuers finally freed a hapless Baleen Whale after three days of …
A baleen whale was finally rescued after it was tangled with fishing gear for three days, officials reported. The 15-foot minke whale was spotted ... «Times Gazette, Jul 15»
10
Chennai flouts helmet rule, cops hapless
In the week since the court-mandated drive against two-wheeler riders not wearing hel mets began on July 1, police booked close to 7,200 ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

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