Definitions for unluckyʌnˈlʌk i
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•luck•yʌnˈlʌk i(adj.)-luck•i•er, -luck•i•est.
(of a person) not lucky; lacking good fortune; ill-fated.
(of an event or circumstance) inauspicious or characterized by misfortune; ominous.
Origin of unlucky:
1520–30
un•luck′i•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
unlucky, luckless(adj)
having or bringing misfortune
"Friday the 13th is an unlucky date"
doomed, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred, unlucky(adj)
marked by or promising bad fortune
"their business venture was doomed from the start"; "an ill-fated business venture"; "an ill-starred romance"; "the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
unlucky(adjective)ʌnˈlʌk i
not good luck, or not having good luck; = unfortunate
It was very unlucky for us that the show was canceled.; I'm very unlucky - I've never won anything.
unluckyʌnˈlʌk i
considered to bring bad luck
Is the number 13 unlucky?
Wiktionary
unlucky(Adjective)
unfortunate, marked by misfortune
unlucky(Adjective)
inauspicious
unlucky(Adjective)
having ill luck
unlucky(Adjective)
bringing ill luck
Origin: From un- + lucky
Webster Dictionary
Unlucky(adj)
not lucky; not successful; unfortunate; ill-fated; unhappy; as, an unlucky man; an unlucky adventure; an unlucky throw of dice; an unlucky game
Unlucky(adj)
bringing bad luck; ill-omened; inauspicious
Unlucky(adj)
mischievous; as, an unlucky wag
Translations for unlucky
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- ongelukkigAfrikaans

- غَيْر مَحْظوظArabic

- нещастенBulgarian

- azaradoPortuguese (BR)

- smolařskýCzech

- unglücklich, Pech habenGerman

- uheldigDanish

- άτυχοςGreek

- desafortunado, que tiene mala suerteSpanish

- õnnetu, ebaõnnest saadetudEstonian

- بدشانسFarsi

- huono-onninenFinnish

- malchanceuxFrench

- חֲסַר מַזָלHebrew

- अभागा, बदकिस्मतHindi

- nesretanCroatian

- szerencsétlenHungarian

- malangIndonesian

- óheppinnIcelandic

- sfortunatoItalian

- 不運なJapanese

- 불행한Korean

- nelaimingas, neturintis laimėsLithuanian

- nelaimīgs; neveiksmīgsLatvian

- tdk bernasib baikMalay

- ongelukkigDutch

- uheldigNorwegian

- pechowyPolish

- بدشانسPersian

- بدمرغه، بدبخته، بدقسمته، سپيره، بدپلى، اسكيرلىPashto

- azaradoPortuguese

- nenorocos, ghinionistRomanian

- невезучийRussian

- nešťastný; smoliarskySlovak

- ki nima srečeSlovenian

- nesrećanSerbian

- ha oturSwedish

- โชคร้ายThai

- şanssız, talihsizTurkish

- 不幸的Chinese (Trad.)

- невдалийUkrainian

- بد قسمتUrdu

- không may mắn, xuiVietnamese

- 不幸的Chinese (Simp.)

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