wanchance

As a noun wanchance

is ill luck; misfortune; calamity.

As an adjective wanchancy is

(dialectal|chiefly|scotland) unlucky; unchancy.

As nouns the difference between calamity and wanchance

is that calamity is an event resulting in great loss while wanchance is ill luck; misfortune; calamity.

As nouns the difference between misfortune and wanchance

is that misfortune is bad luck while wanchance is ill luck; misfortune; calamity.

As nouns the difference between luck and wanchance

is that luck is something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence while wanchance is ill luck; misfortune; calamity.

As a verb luck

is to succeed by chance.

As a proper noun Luck

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