favourless en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈfeɪvə(ɹ)ləs/
Etymology
From favour + -less.
Meanings
- (archaic) unfavoured; having no countenance or support
-
(archaic) unpropitious; unfavourable
Fortune favourless
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto IX”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 7:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| favorless | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most favourless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more favourless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |