fortunate
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fortunate
- /ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/ UK
- /ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nət/ UK
- /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt/ US
- /ˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nɪt/ US
- /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nət/
- /ˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nət/
Where it comes from
From Middle English fortunat(e) (“fortunate”), from Latin fortūnātus, from fortūna (“fortune, luck”) + -ātus (adjective-forming suffix), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). See also Middle English fortunaten (“to assure the success (of), make fortunate”); cognate with French fortuné (“lucky”). By surface analysis, fortune + -ate.
adjective more fortunate · most fortunate
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Auspicious.
It is a fortunate sign if the sun shines on a newly wedded couple.
Similar: rosy
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Happening by good luck or favorable chance.
Patrick was the unlikely match-winner as Berkeley earned a fortunate victory over Chisolm.
Similar: lucky
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Favored by fortune.
We were fortunate not to be fined for speeding.
Similar: privileged
Similar: successful · Opposite: unlucky, unfortunate
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: auspicious, favored, lucky, hopeful, well, felicitous, fortuitous, well-off, good, happy, blest, miraculous, blessed, providential, heaven-sent, golden
adjective
Similar: successful · Opposite: unlucky, unfortunate
Translations
Every language
adj auspicious
| Deutsch | verheißungsvoll |
|---|---|
| Русский | благоприя́тный blagoprijátnyj |
adj coming by good luck or favorable chance
| Español | afortunado |
|---|---|
| Português | propício |
| Deutsch | glücklich |
| Русский | уда́чный udáčnyj |
adj bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain
| Español | propicio, favorable |
|---|---|
| Português | propício |
| Deutsch | günstig, verheißungsvoll |
| Ελληνικά | τυχερός tycherós |
| Русский | счастли́вый sčastlívyj, уда́чный udáčnyj |
adj receiving some unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good, independent of one's own skill or efforts
| Ελληνικά | τυχερός tycherós |
|---|---|
| Русский | уда́чливый udáčlivyj, счастли́вый sčastlívyj |
adj lucky, favored by fortune
| Español | afortunado, fortunado (disused) |
|---|---|
| Português | afortunado, sortudo, feliz |
| Français | fortuné |
| Deutsch | glücklich |
| Ελληνικά | τυχερός tycherós, καλότυχος kalótychos |
| Русский | уда́чливый udáčlivyj, счастли́вый sčastlívyj |
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title = {fortunate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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