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lucky

1

[ luhk-ee ]

adjective

, luck·i·er, luck·i·est.
  1. having or marked by good luck; fortunate:

    That was my lucky day.

    Synonyms: blessed

    Antonyms: unfortunate

  2. happening fortunately:

    a lucky accident.

  3. bringing or foretelling good luck, or supposed to do so:

    a lucky penny.

    Synonyms: favorable, propitious, auspicious



lucky

2
or luck·ie

[ luhk-ee ]

noun

, Scot.
, plural luck·ies.
  1. a familiar name applied to an elderly woman, especially a grandmother; granny.
  2. a familiar name applied to a woman, as one's wife or a barmaid.

lucky

/ ˈlʌkɪ /

adjective

  1. having or bringing good fortune
  2. happening by chance, esp as desired
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈluckiness, noun
  • ˈluckily, adverb
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Other Words From

  • lucki·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lucky1

First recorded in 1495–1505; luck + -y 1

Origin of lucky2

First recorded in 1710–20; luck + -y 2
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Example Sentences

Or, as sometimes happens, when we get lucky and the environment is changed for us!

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I mean, a number of times an incredibly lucky thing happened.

If we’re lucky enough, we will live long enough to do something with our life that will make an impact.

If lucky, we may have more than decade of data privacy protection left, experts say.

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Putting together a home office setup that's pleasant, comfortable, and productive can be tough and time consuming, but lucky for you, we’ve been working from home for years here at Ars.

Not so lucky are the editors and writers at The New Republic.

It failed to explode, but U.S. officials knew they were lucky.

The Syrians who arrived in Sicily this week are lucky to be alive.

And I was lucky enough to receive an invitation to stay at Easter Elchies House, the spiritual home at The Macallan.

One lucky guy—see Jones, above—was paired with two perfect partners this season to shake things up.

Thank you for nothing, Reginald; however, I shall certainly take a dip in the lucky-bag at the Castle.

He's a lucky beggar, Reginald, a very lucky beggar, and Warrender's daughter is more than he deserves.

A fifth by the sheer hazard of a lucky "deal" acquires a fortune without work at all.

Lucky he or she who had heard the great master read himself in public.

The American had paid Alessandro something for it,—they did not know how much; but Alessandro was very lucky to get anything.

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Someone or something that is lucky has or is marked by good luck. How is lucky different from happy or fortunate? Find out on Thesaurus.com

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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