unblest

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not blessed: "unblest" describes a person or thing that has not received a blessing, especially in a religious context.
   • Unfortunate or unhappy: In a figurative sense, "unblest" refers to someone or something marked by misfortune, hardship, or lack of good fortune.

Usage Examples

• (A child who was not blessed or given religious rites.)
• (A marriage that was unfortunate and unhappy.)

Advanced Usage

• "to remain unblest": to continue without receiving a blessing or good fortune.

  • Despite his prayers, he remained unblest and faced many trials. (He was not granted divine favor or happiness.)

• "an unblest life": a life characterized by hardship or lack of prosperity.

  • She lived an unblest life, struggling with poverty and illness. (A life marked by misfortune.)

Variants and Related Words

• Blessed (adj): having received divine favor; fortunate.
  • The blessed family enjoyed good health and prosperity. (The family was favored by fortune.)
• Blessing (n): a beneficial thing for which one is grateful; a prayer for divine favor.
  • The rain was a blessing for the farmers. (The rain was a positive event.)

Synonyms

• Unfortunate: having bad luck; unlucky.
• Cursed: subject to a curse; doomed to misfortune.
• Hapless: unlucky; having no luck.

Related Idioms

• An unblest soul: a person who is considered to be without divine favor or happiness.

  • The old beggar was seen as an unblest soul by the townspeople. (A person believed to be unlucky or forsaken.)

• Unblest by fortune: lacking good luck or prosperity.

  • He was unblest by fortune, losing his job and his home in the same year. (He experienced a series of misfortunes.)