fortuneless

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈfɔrtʃənləs/ UK /ˈfɔːtʃənləs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
without wealth or good fortune; luckless

The fortuneless heir inherited nothing but his father's debts.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · without wealth or good... luckless penniless destitute poor unfortunate impoverished hapless

Opposites

wealthy fortunate prosperous lucky rich

Word family

Related forms fortune fortunate misfortune

Etymology

From fortune (via Old French from Latin fortuna, 'luck, fortune') + the privative suffix -less.

fortÅ«na Latin fors Old Norse

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# fortuneless

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈfɔrtʃənləs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈfɔːtʃənləs/

## Meanings
1. without wealth or good fortune; luckless

## Examples
- The fortuneless heir inherited nothing but his father's debts.

## Synonyms
- luckless
- penniless
- destitute
- poor
- unfortunate
- impoverished
- hapless

## Antonyms
- wealthy
- fortunate
- prosperous
- lucky
- rich

## Related Forms
- fortune
- fortunate
- misfortune

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fortÅ«na
- Root: fors

## Etymology
From fortune (via Old French from Latin fortuna, 'luck, fortune') + the privative suffix -less.

## AI Etymology
Fortuneless comes from fortune (via Old French from Latin fortuna, 'luck, fortune') + the privative suffix -less. The etymological trail includes Latin fortÅ«na and Latin fors. As an adjective, fortuneless describes what is without wealth or good fortune; luckless. The same family is visible in related forms such as fortune, fortunate, and misfortune. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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