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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
And I feel incredibly fortunate.
“It wasn’t about the pay or anything other than knowing the woman’s story has to be told. I love both of them in the very same way. That’s when you sit back while you’re driving home or having your morning coffee and you think, ‘How fortunate am I?’
"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.
"For me to be able to captain the team of incredible women, for Katie to lead the way she does, and to have Emma back in the team playing great tennis, I feel like I'm in a very fortunate position."
Mission Viejo was fortunate it didn’t trail by a wider margin because Lee recovered a Centennial fumble at the Diablos’ 14.
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