Definition of fortunate Fortunate
/fɔˈɹʧʌnʌt/ - [forchunut] - for•tu•nate
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| fortunate - having unexpected good fortune; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice" | ||
| unfortunate unsuitable or regrettable; "an unfortunate choice of words"; "an unfortunate speech" | ||
| lucky occurring by chance; "a lucky escape"; "a lucky guess" | ||
| privileged blessed with privileges; "the privileged few" | ||
| successful having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture" | ||
| better off in a more fortunate or prosperous condition; "she would have been better off if she had stuck with teaching"; "is better off than his classmate" | ||
| felicitous, happy exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style; "a felicitous speaker" | ||
| fortuitous occurring by happy chance; "profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials" | ||
| well, good wise or advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be well to start early" | ||
| heaven-sent, miraculous, providential peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention; "a heaven-sent rain saved the crops"; "a providential recovery" | ||
| lucky occurring by chance; "a lucky escape"; "a lucky guess" | ||
| fortunate - presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"; "rosy predictions" | ||
| rosy | ||
| fortunate - supremely favored; "golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust" | ||
| golden | ||
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- fortunate (Adjective)
Coming by good luck or favorable chance. - fortunate (Adjective)
Bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain. - fortunate (Adjective)
Presaging happiness. - fortunate (Adjective)
Auspicious. - fortunate (Adjective)
Receiving some unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good which was not dependent on one's own skill or efforts. - fortunate (Adjective)
Lucky, favored by fortune.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- fortunate (n.)
Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain; presaging happiness; auspicious; as, a fortunate event; a fortunate concurrence of circumstances; a fortunate investment. - fortunate (n.)
Receiving same unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good which was not dependent on one's own skill or efforts; favored with good forune; lucky.
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