haplessPronunciation: /ˈhaplɪs/Translate hapless | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of hapless adjective (especially of a person) unfortunate:the hapless victims of the disasterDerivatives haplessly adverb haplessness noun Origin: late Middle English: from hap (in the early sense 'good fortune') + -lesshapless in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of hapless in the US English dictionary
