"unfortunate, luckless," c. 1400, from hap (n.) in the sense "good luck" + -less. Related: Haplessly; haplessness.
a hapless victim
hansom
Hanukkah
hap
hapax legomenon
haphazard
hapless
haplo-
haplography
haploid
haplology
haply
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