infortunate

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪnˈfɔrtʃənət/ UK /ɪnˈfɔːtʃənət/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
unfortunate; unlucky (archaic)

The chronicle laments the infortunate fate of the young prince.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · unfortunate; unlucky (archaic) unfortunate unlucky luckless haplessill-fated

Opposites

fortunate lucky

Word family

Related forms fortunate fortune unfortunate

Etymology

From Latin infortunatus ('unfortunate'), from in- ('not') + fortunatus ('prosperous, lucky'), from fortuna ('fortune, luck'), from fors ('chance').

infortunatus Latin fortuna Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style

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# infortunate

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

## Meanings
1. unfortunate; unlucky (archaic)

## Examples
- The chronicle laments the infortunate fate of the young prince.

## Synonyms
- unfortunate
- unlucky
- luckless
- hapless
- ill-fated

## Antonyms
- fortunate
- lucky

## Related Forms
- fortunate
- fortune
- unfortunate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: infortunatus
- Root: fortuna

## Etymology
From Latin infortunatus ('unfortunate'), from in- ('not') + fortunatus ('prosperous, lucky'), from fortuna ('fortune, luck'), from fors ('chance').

## AI Etymology
infortunate comes from Latin infortunatus ('unfortunate'), from in- ('not') + fortunatus ('prosperous, lucky'), from fortuna ('fortune, luck'), from fors ('chance'). Morphologically, the prefixed shape matters: the initial element belongs to the recorded formation and helps explain the modern form's surface analysis. In present English, the adjective sense is "unfortunate; unlucky (archaic)", so the historical development ends in a clearly identifiable modern dictionary use. The same base also appears in related forms such as fortunate, fortune, and unfortunate. Its semantic neighborhood includes unfortunate, unlucky, luckless, and hapless, which helps locate the modern sense without adding a separate etymological claim. The named historical forms include Latin infortunatus and Latin fortuna.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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