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Unchancy (adj) means Ill-fated or unlucky.

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Ill-fated or unlucky.

Likely to cause harm or come to grief; risky.

"the Kinraddies sat them quiet and decent and peaceable in their castle, and heeded never a fig the arguings of folk, for wars were unchancy things." — Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song (1932)

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C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

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Etymology

Formed from un- and chancy.

Rhymes for unchancy

nancy fancy Yancy clancy truancy vacancy infancy buoyancy vagrancy constancy pregnancy occupancy

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What is the meaning of unchancy?

"unchancy" (adj) means ill-fated or unlucky.

What are the different meanings of unchancy?

"unchancy" has 2 main meanings: 1. Ill-fated or unlucky; 2. Likely to cause harm or come to grief; risky.