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fortunate
[ fawr-chuh-nit ]
adjective
a fortunate young actor who got the lead in the play.
- bringing or indicating good fortune: resulting favorably; auspicious:
She made a fortunate decision to go on to medical school.
a summer camp for less fortunate fourth graders.
fortunate
/ ˈfɔːtʃənɪt /
adjective
- having good luck; lucky
- occurring by or bringing good fortune or luck; auspicious
Confusables Note
Derived Forms
- ˈfortunateness, noun
Other Words From
- fortu·nate·ly adverb
- fortu·nate·ness noun
- quasi-fortu·nate adjective
- quasi-fortu·nate·ly adverb
- super·fortu·nate adjective
- super·fortu·nate·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of fortunate1
Example Sentences
"We were very fortunate that Tiffany, herself personally, advocated for us to be her opening act. Suddenly, we walked out and they saw us. Nobody knew what was going to happen. Nobody knew," Wahlberg said.
Mission Viejo was fortunate it didn’t trail by a wider margin because Lee recovered a Centennial fumble at the Diablos’ 14.
Deignan considers herself fortunate to have the support of her Lidl-Trek team, who embraced her decision to start a family in her prime.
"I was fortunate to get some extra years out of my career and complete cycling, I guess. The majority of athletes will never get to go out on a fairytale ending," he added.
“I was so fortunate to have the two of them in my life when that world happened,” he said.
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Someone who is fortunate has good fortune or enjoys good luck and success. How is fortunate different from happy and lucky? Find out on Thesaurus.com.
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