Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unluckiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-luck-i-ness
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state, quality, or condition of being unlucky or unfortunate; misfortune.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From unlucky + -ness or un- + luckiness.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

unluckinesses (plural)

Synonyms

adversity mischance adverseness bad cess bad luck disadventure hard luck ill luck illfare misadventure misfortune mishap

Questions

What does unluckiness mean?
The state, quality, or condition of being unlucky or unfortunate; misfortune.
Where does unluckiness come from?
From unlucky + -ness or un- + luckiness.

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