unlucky meaning
UK /ʌnˈlʌki/ US /ənˈlʌki/ 3 syllables
unlucky (adjective): having or bringing misfortune.
unlucky has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
unlucky as an adjective
- having or bringing misfortune
- Friday the 13th is an unlucky date
Synonyms: luckless
Opposite: lucky
Similar: hexed
- marked by or promising bad fortune
- their business venture was doomed from the start
- an ill-fated business venture
- an ill-starred romance
- the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons
Synonyms: doomed, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred
Similar: unfortunate
unlucky in a sentence
- I wonder why some people think black cats are unlucky.
- It is said that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day.
- Some people say thirteen is an unlucky number.
- Four is an unlucky number in Japanese.
- They say that there is a list of unlucky names for ships.
How to pronounce unlucky
unlucky is pronounced /ʌnˈlʌki/ in British English and /ənˈlʌki/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.
Words that rhyme with unlucky
Scrabble score: 16 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with UN · words ending in KY · 7-letter words
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