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unblest

unblest

9.9
Without good luck or happiness
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈblɛst/
translation icon : desafortunado
  • He felt unblest with the talents his siblings seemed to possess naturally.

Examples

  • The unblest child wandered the streets alone.

  • In the story, the hero was unblest by fortune until the very end.

  • The village remained unblest by the prosperity that neighboring towns enjoyed.

  • Many felt that the unblest people deserved more help.

  • After the storm, the village felt unblest, as many families had lost their homes.

  • He wandered through the unblest lands, seeking comfort after the devastation he had witnessed.

  • Despite his hard work, he often felt unblest, as success seemed to elude him at every turn.

Synonyms

unlucky
vsunblest
91 1.0

Having bad luck that causes problems

focuses on lacking blessing or divine favor beyond mere bad luck
unholy
vsunblest
8 6.1

Not sacred and not fit for worship

speaks instead about missing blessing, favor, or happiness
luckless
vsunblest
2 5.3

A person who has many bad things happen to them

points to absence of blessing or happiness not only luck
unblessed
vsunblest
1 7.0

Not having something good that people usually want

stresses missing blessing, happiness, or divine favor
unsanctified
vsunblest
1 8.9

Not made holy in a religious ceremony

uses a religious lack of holiness rather than general misfortune
unhallowed
vsunblest
  • Literature
1 9.9

A thing not made holy or blessed

covers lack of blessing more broadly, including fortune and happiness
unmerry
vsunblest
1 7.0

Not cheerful or happy

includes emotional lack but adds missing blessing or fortune
unmirthful
vsunblest
8.2

Not amused or cheerful

emphasizes missing blessing or fortune as well as lack of joy

Antonyms

2.3

Feeling lucky and happy about something

How Blessed

blessed
2.3
favored
  • US
3.7
unblest
9.9
unfortunate
5 3.0
cursed
  • Literature
1 5.3

Surface Forms

unblest positive

Morphology

unblest = blest (transparent) = un + blest

Meaning is a straightforward negative formed by the productive prefix 'un-' added to 'blest', giving 'not blessed' which learners can derive.

Etymology

The word unblest combines the small word un- meaning 'not' with blest, the old form of bless, which means 'to make holy' or to give 'good fortune'. So unblest means 'not blessed', without luck, happiness, or divine favor.