Synonyms for haplessness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : hap-lis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæp lɪs

Top 10 synonyms for haplessness Other synonyms for the word haplessness

Définition of haplessness

Origin :
  • "unfortunate," c.1400, from hap (n.) in the sense "good luck" + -less. Related: Haplessly; haplessness.
  • noun misfortune
Example sentences :
  • At last we hapless men Know all our haplessness all through.
  • Extract from : « Poems » by Alice Meynell
  • Then I heaped upon my guards the most vehement reproaches, or betook myself to wailings on the haplessness of my condition.
  • Extract from : « Wieland; or The Transformation » by Charles Brockden Brown
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