ˈfortuneless, a.
[f. fortune n. + -less.]
Without (good) fortune, luckless, unfortunate. Also, destitute of a ‘fortune’ or portion.
1596 Spenser F.Q. iv. viii. 27 Against all hard mishaps and fortunelesse misfare. 1669 Raleigh's Troub. in Select. Harl. Misc. (1793) 227 Being a person not full twenty years old, left friendless and fortuneless. 1836 Fraser's Mag. XIII. 314 Flaunting, fortuneless, over-educated girls. 1864 Hawthorne Grimshawe iv. (1891) 41 The utilitarian line of education..especially desirable for a fortuneless boy. |