unlucky B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ʌnˈlʌki/ See IPA manual Freq #7165 Meanings 1 adj Having or bringing bad luck. Many people think Friday the 13th is an unlucky date. 2 adj Resulting from bad luck or misfortune. It was an unlucky accident that no one could have prevented. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having or bringing bad luck. lucklessunfortunate 2 adj · resulting from bad luck or... doomed More fortunelesshaplessill-bodingill-fatedill-starredinauspiciousinfelicitousinfortunatemisadventurousmischancefulmisfortuned ↔ Opposites lucky Word family Forms unluckierunluckiest Derived forms unluckierunluckiestunluckilyunluckiness Related forms predict Etymology AI details From un- + lucky. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unlucky **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ʌnˈlʌki/ **Frequency rank:** 7165 ## Meanings 1. Having or bringing bad luck. 2. Resulting from bad luck or misfortune. ## Examples - Many people think Friday the 13th is an unlucky date. - It was an unlucky accident that no one could have prevented. ## Synonyms - fortuneless - hapless - ill-boding - ill-fated - ill-starred - inauspicious - infelicitous - infortunate - luckless - misadventurous - mischanceful - misfortuned ## Antonyms - lucky ## Derived Forms - unluckier - unluckiest - unluckily - unluckiness ## Related Forms - predict ## Etymology From un- + lucky. ## AI Etymology Unlucky is from un- + lucky. The surface analysis is un- + lucky. The prefix un- supplies the negative or reversive element. In present-day use, it can mean having or bringing bad luck, or resulting from bad luck or misfortune. Derived formations include unluckier, unluckiest, unluckily, unluckiness. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown