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Many luckless people imagine that romance is dead: some, overcivilised, fondly suppose that there never was romance: a poet tells us that romance is unrecognised though really present: but scientists can meet him daily, walking at large and undisguised in the world.
Archibald Hill

Meaning of "luckless" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LUCKLESS

luckless  [ˈlʌklɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LUCKLESS

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

WHAT DOES LUCKLESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of luckless in the English dictionary

The definition of luckless in the dictionary is having no luck; unlucky.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LUCKLESS


backless
ˈbæklɪs
bookless
ˈbʊklɪs
brakeless
ˈbreɪklɪs
diskless
ˈdɪsklɪs
feckless
ˈfɛklɪs
hookless
ˈhʊklɪs
makeless
ˈmeɪklɪs
necklace
ˈnɛklɪs
reckless
ˈrɛklɪs
smokeless
ˈsməʊklɪs
sparkless
ˈspɑːklɪs
speckless
ˈspɛklɪs
stockless
ˈstɒklɪs
suckless
ˈsʌklɪs
tackless
ˈtæklɪs
tankless
ˈtæŋklɪs
thankless
ˈθæŋklɪs
trackless
ˈtræklɪs
wickless
ˈwɪklɪs
workless
ˈwɜːklɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LUCKLESS

luck
luck out
lucken
luckenbooth
luckengowan
luckier
luckiest
luckily
luckiness
lucklessly
lucklessness
Lucknow
luckpennies
luckpenny
lucky
lucky bag
lucky break
lucky charm
Lucky Country
lucky dip

WORDS THAT END LIKE LUCKLESS

barkless
beakless
bottomless
checkless
forkless
frockless
inkless
knockless
leakless
milkless
neckless
peakless
plackless
riskless
rockless
sackless
sockless
stalkless
trickless
trunkless
tuskless

Synonyms and antonyms of luckless in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LUCKLESS»

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

Translation of «luckless» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LUCKLESS

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

Translator English - Chinese

倒霉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sin suerte
570 millions of speakers

English

luckless
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अभागा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سيء الحظ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

несчастная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

luckless
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অভাগা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

malheureux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak beruntung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

glücklos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不運
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가망
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Luckless
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không may
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

luckless
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुदैव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şanssız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sfortunato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieszczęsny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нещасна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

luckless
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άτυχο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onfortuinlijk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

luckless
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ulykksalige
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of luckless

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LUCKLESS»

The term «luckless» is normally little used and occupies the 118.910 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LUCKLESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «luckless» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «luckless» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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QUOTES WITH «LUCKLESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word luckless.
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Archibald Hill
Many luckless people imagine that romance is dead: some, overcivilised, fondly suppose that there never was romance: a poet tells us that romance is unrecognised though really present: but scientists can meet him daily, walking at large and undisguised in the world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LUCKLESS»

Discover the use of luckless in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to luckless and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Luckless Prince
From the time he is found wandering the forest as a five-year-old, Stefan has been the constant companion of Prince Roland, heir to the throne of Irthlan.
Rie Sheridan Rose, 2011
2
The Blackmailed Bridegroom and the Luckless Elopement
April Wendover gets more than she had bargained for after blackmailing Adam Harding, Earl of Glenville, into marriage in The Blackmailed Bridegroom, while beautiful Victoria Seymour finds herself falling in love with unscrupulous fortune ...
Dorothy Mack, 2001
3
The Ghosts of Luckless Gulch
During the California Gold Rush of 1848, ten-year-old Estrella, who runs so fast she is called "la Estrella corriente," the running star, faces a group of greedy ghosts who have stolen her exotic pets to work in their gold mine.
Anne Isaacs, Dan Santat, 2008
4
Hamid the Luckless, and Other Tales in Verse
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
John Payne, 2012
5
Luckless and the Traveller
It bounced playfully towards Luckless andtook tolickinghis earsand face. “ Luckless and Harold Buxton, please,”the vet hailed them from behind a half opendoor. “Pop him on the tableand I'll takea look.” MrGregson made several unsuccessful ...
Patricia Young, 2013
6
Luckless Larry and the California Gold Rush
Stephanie Tsukada. “Course you haven't, Larry. He's the contractor out at John Sutter's mill along the American River. That's where they found the nugget!” said Tweenkle. “Well, isn't that something! Boy, if I found gold, I'd ...” Larry started to ...
Stephanie Tsukada, 2011
7
The Luckless Elopement
Determined to marry only for love, Victoria Seymour flees the London marriage mart and Regency society for her country retreat only to encounter an unscrupulous, and most attractive, fortune-hunter
Dorothy Mack, 1984
8
The Luckless Age: Poems
Poet Steve Kistulentz delivers a rebuttal to the Reagan era of optimism and material gain.
Steve Kistulentz, 2011
9
Politicizing Magic: An Anthology of Russian and Soviet Fairy ...
the city of Kiev our Prince Vladimir had many servants and peasants at court,and also the nobleman Danilo the Luckless.On Sundays Vladimir would give everyone a glass of vodka,but Danilo would get only a whack or two on the back of his ...
Marina Balina, Helena Goscilo, Mark Lipovetsky, 2005
10
Lord Leonard the Luckless
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
William Edward Norris, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LUCKLESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term luckless is used in the context of the following news items.
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Luckless Cats set for return through VFL - AFL.com.au
GEELONG's injury list continues to shrink, with highly-regarded ruckman Nathan Vardy set to make his long-awaited comeback via the VFL this ... «AFL.com.au, Jul 15»
2
Learning from the best - westernbulldogs.com.au
After a luckless first two seasons in the AFL where he was hampered by injury, Josh Prudden earned a long-awaited senior debut in round 15 ... «Western Bulldogs, Jul 15»
3
The Run Home: Eels - NRL.com
Injury report: Things just keep lurching from bad to worse for the luckless Eels on the injury front. They lost Kenny Edwards for the season ... «NRL.COM, Jul 15»
4
David Cameron must ally himself with moderate Muslims - Spectator …
... just a normal healthy hard working young moslem boy right up to the moment he took a machete to some luckless infidel at a zebra crossing? «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Swift looks set to swoop for Betfred Select success | Greyhound …
... he can quickly assert to banish the memories of second round Derby elimination at Wimbledon then a subsequent luckless Monmore run. «Racing Post, Jul 15»
6
Buffalo Trace 'fails' with 27-year Bourbon - The Drinks Business
There have also been luckless results from experimental barrels that featured rough saw joints and a whiskey made using sour wood, among ... «The Drinks Business, Jul 15»
7
Lake Geneva & Headwater To Trial On Friday - HorseRacing.com.au
The daughter of Fastnet Rock made her racing debut with a luckless second in the Group 3 Widden Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens on ... «HorseRacing.com.au, Jul 15»
8
Luckless Le Val shows his true colours with emphatic first-up win …
VETERAN trainer Noel Doyle made the stunning call that Le Val would have been “Cox Plate material'' if the muscular sprinter had not been so ... «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
9
Sprinter freshened for HG Bolton Sprint - The West Australian - News
The only blemish during that period was a luckless second to Akhedasset at Belmont on July 4. Meanwhile, trainer Anne King is eyeing the ... «The West Australian, Jul 15»
10
Zimbabwe finally manage to outwit India at their own game
That however, was not what fate had in store, for it had chosen to smile at the luckless Zimbabweans for once. In came Graeme Cremer into the ... «Cricket Country, Jul 15»

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