lucky
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lucky¹
- /ˈlʌki/ US, UK
- /ˈlʊki/ Northern England
- /ˈlʌke/ Scotland
Rhymes with -ʌki
Where it comes from
From Middle English lukky, equivalent to luck + -y. Cognate with Scots lucky (“lucky”), West Frisian lokkich (“lucky, fortunate”), Dutch gelukkig (“lucky, fortunate, happy”). Compare also Danish lykkelig (“happy”), Swedish lycklig (“happy, lucky”), German glücklich (“happy”), Saterland Frisian glukkelk (“happy”).
adjective luckier · more lucky · luckiest · most lucky
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Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
a lucky adventurer
Similar: fortunate, successful
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Producing, or resulting in, good fortune
a lucky mistake
Similar: favorable, auspicious, fortunate, auspicial, fortuitous, lucky, propitious, prosperous, serendipitous, teratical
Similar: charmed, fortuitous, fortunate, freak, happy, lucky, providential, serendipitous, sonsy · Opposite: cursed, unfortunate, unlucky
noun
- seven
Lucky²
proper noun Luckys
- A surname.
- A given name for a dog.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fortunate, auspicious, propitious, favourable, encouraging, favorable, prosperous, hot, luck, luckily, fortunately, fortune, thankfully, hopefully, mercifully, grateful
adjective
Similar: charmed, fortuitous, fortunate, freak, happy, lucky, providential, serendipitous, sonsy · Opposite: cursed, unfortunate, unlucky
Translations
Every language
adj of people, having good fortune
| Español | afortunado, suertudo, lechero, suertero, lechoso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 운이 좋은 uni jo'eun, 운수 좋은 unsu jo'eun |
| 日本語 | 幸運 kōun, 運のよい un no yoi, ラッキー rakkī |
| 中文 | 幸運 /幸运 xìngyùn, 福氣 /福气 fúqì, 福 fú, 吉利 jílì, 吉祥 jíxiáng |
| हिन्दी | भाग्यशाली bhāgyaśālī, ख़ुशक़िस्मत xuśqismat |
| Português | sortudo |
| Français | chanceux, heureux, veinard |
| Deutsch | glücklich |
| Italiano | fortunato |
| Ελληνικά | τυχερός tycherós |
| Română | norocos |
| Русский | уда́чливый udáčlivyj, везти́ veztí, счастли́вый sčastlívyj, везу́чий vezúčij, уда́чный udáčnyj, счастли́виться sčastlívitʹsja |
| Tiếng Việt | may, may mắn, hên |
| العربية | مَحْظُوظ maḥẓūẓ |
| עברית | בר מזל bar mazal |
adj being good by chance
| Español | fortunado, afortunado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 운이 좋은 uni jo'eun, 운수 좋은 unsu jo'eun |
| 日本語 | 運の良い un no yoi |
| 中文 | 幸運 /幸运 xìngyùn |
| हिन्दी | भाग्यशाली bhāgyaśālī |
| Português | sortudo |
| Français | fortuné, chanceux, heureux, porte-bonheur |
| Deutsch | glücklich |
| Italiano | fortunato |
| Русский | счастли́вый sčastlívyj, хоро́ший xoróšij, уда́чный udáčnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | may, may mắn |
| العربية | مَحْظُوظ maḥẓūẓ |
adj resulting in good luck
| Español | a la champa |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | glückbringend |
| Ελληνικά | γουρλής gourlís |
| العربية | جَالِب للحَظّ |
Talk about this word "lucky." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lucky. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. lucky. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lucky "lucky." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lucky.Cite this
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title = {lucky},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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