INFORTUNE

Etymology

Noun

infortune (usually uncountable, plural infortunes)

(obsolete) misfortune

Source: Wiktionary


In*for"tune, n. Etym: [L. infortunium. See In- not, and Fortune.]

Definition: Misfortune. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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27 April 2025

APPROXIMATE

(adjective) not quite exact or correct; “the approximate time was 10 o’clock”; “a rough guess”; “a ballpark estimate”


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