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fortunate

[ fawr-chuh-nit ]

adjective

  1. having good fortune; receiving good from uncertain or unexpected sources; lucky:

    a fortunate young actor who got the lead in the play.

  2. bringing or indicating good fortune: resulting favorably; auspicious:

    She made a fortunate decision to go on to medical school.

  3. a summer camp for less fortunate fourth graders.



fortunate

/ ˈfɔːtʃənɪt /

adjective

  1. having good luck; lucky
  2. occurring by or bringing good fortune or luck; auspicious
“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

  • ˈfortunateness, noun
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Other Words From

  • fortu·nate·ly adverb
  • fortu·nate·ness noun
  • quasi-fortu·nate adjective
  • quasi-fortu·nate·ly adverb
  • super·fortu·nate adjective
  • super·fortu·nate·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fortunate1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English fortunat, from Latin fortūnātus “made prosperous or happy” (past participle of fortūnāre ); fortune, -ate 1
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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.

From Salon

"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."

From BBC

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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