idealist
EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary'>noun
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionarySynonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
hard-luck ill-fated ill-starred jinxed luckless snakebit (or snakebitten) star-crossed unfortunate unhappy unluckyAntonyms
fortunate happy luckyExamples
- //She plays the hapless heroine who is unlucky in love.
- //the hapless motorist had barely paid his bill and driven away from the body shop when a truck sideswiped his car
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Middle English happelesse, from happe "luck, fortune, hap entry 1" + -lesse -lesshapless
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
- having, prone to, or marked by bad luck //the hapless motorist had barely paid his bill and driven away from the body shop when a truck sideswiped his carSynonymsRelated WordsNear Antonyms
AID
abbreviation
Definition
- Agency for International Development
- artificial insemination by donor
hard copy
noun
Definition
- : a copy of textual or graphic information (as from microfilm or computer storage) produced on paper in normal size
Examples
- //print a hard copy of the report
First Known Use
1954, in the meaning defined abovehardware
Definition
- : ware (such as fittings, cutlery, tools, utensils, or parts of machines) made of metal
- : major items of equipment or their components used for a particular purpose //educational hardware: such as: military equipment: the physical components (such as electronic and electrical devices) of a vehicle (such as a spacecraft) or an apparatus (such as a computer)
- : an award (such as a trophy, medal, or cup) given in a sports competition
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
accoutrements (or accouterments) apparatus equipment gear kit [chiefly British] material(s) matériel (or materiel) outfit paraphernalia stuff tackleExamples
- //She bought some new hardware for her system.
- //gathered together the hardware needed to set up a first aid station at the finish line for the marathon
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
hard-luck ill-fated ill-starred jinxed luckless snakebit (or snakebitten) star-crossed unfortunate unhappy unluckyAntonyms
fortunate happy luckyExamples
- //She plays the hapless heroine who is unlucky in love.
- //the hapless motorist had barely paid his bill and driven away from the body shop when a truck sideswiped his car
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined aboveHistory and Etymology
Middle English happelesse, from happe "luck, fortune, hap entry 1" + -lesse -lesshapless
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
- having, prone to, or marked by bad luck //the hapless motorist had barely paid his bill and driven away from the body shop when a truck sideswiped his carSynonymsRelated WordsNear Antonyms
AID
abbreviation
Definition
- Agency for International Development
- artificial insemination by donor
hard copy
noun
Definition
- : a copy of textual or graphic information (as from microfilm or computer storage) produced on paper in normal size
Examples
- //print a hard copy of the report
First Known Use
1954, in the meaning defined abovehardware
Definition
- : ware (such as fittings, cutlery, tools, utensils, or parts of machines) made of metal
- : major items of equipment or their components used for a particular purpose //educational hardware: such as: military equipment: the physical components (such as electronic and electrical devices) of a vehicle (such as a spacecraft) or an apparatus (such as a computer)
- : an award (such as a trophy, medal, or cup) given in a sports competition
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
accoutrements (or accouterments) apparatus equipment gear kit [chiefly British] material(s) matériel (or materiel) outfit paraphernalia stuff tackleExamples
- //She bought some new hardware for her system.
- //gathered together the hardware needed to set up a first aid station at the finish line for the marathon