lucky
adjective
ˈlə-kē 
luckier; luckiest
1
: having good luck
2
: happening by chance : fortuitous
3
: producing or resulting in good by chance : favorable
4
: seeming to bring good luck
a lucky rabbit's foot
luckiness
ˈlə-kē-nəs
noun 
Synonyms
- fortunate
- happy
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Example Sentences
We're lucky that things turned out as well as they did. I feel lucky to be alive. I count myself lucky to know you. “I managed to get a ticket!” “Lucky you! They were all sold out by the time I got there.” Tickets were available only for the lucky few. The lucky winner will be given a brand new car. I know you'll enjoy the show if you're lucky enough to get a ticket. Congratulations on getting the job, you lucky dog . He scored a goal on a lucky shot. Their meeting was a lucky accident. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Northern Illinois, meanwhile, was very lucky to beat Eastern Illinois — an Eastern Illinois team that went 1-10 last season and lost five of six games in Ohio Valley play. 
Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 The world could use more places like Mid-City; until then Cincinnati is uniquely lucky to have one. The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 8 Sep. 2022 Dear Grammy: Your words of caution are well-founded, and your grandchildren are lucky to have such a conscientious and loving grandmother. Annie Lane, oregonlive, 7 Sep. 2022 Dear Grammy: Your words of caution are well-founded, and your grandchildren are lucky to have such a conscientious and loving grandmother. Annie Lane, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2022 Aren’t you and your brother lucky, in a way, to be finding out what’s down there? Anthony Lydgate, WIRED, 6 Sep. 2022 Finding a match can be difficult, but Filicia's brother was lucky. Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2022 Wrigley has been lucky: below his farm, there was no permafrost to turn his land into cottage cheese. Yasmin Tayag, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2022 There are hints of pink and red and yellow as night becomes day, and if visitors are lucky, a flock of birds interrupts their view. Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor, 24 Aug. 2022 See More
Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 The world could use more places like Mid-City; until then Cincinnati is uniquely lucky to have one. The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 8 Sep. 2022 Dear Grammy: Your words of caution are well-founded, and your grandchildren are lucky to have such a conscientious and loving grandmother. Annie Lane, oregonlive, 7 Sep. 2022 Dear Grammy: Your words of caution are well-founded, and your grandchildren are lucky to have such a conscientious and loving grandmother. Annie Lane, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2022 Aren’t you and your brother lucky, in a way, to be finding out what’s down there? Anthony Lydgate, WIRED, 6 Sep. 2022 Finding a match can be difficult, but Filicia's brother was lucky. Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2022 Wrigley has been lucky: below his farm, there was no permafrost to turn his land into cottage cheese. Yasmin Tayag, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2022 There are hints of pink and red and yellow as night becomes day, and if visitors are lucky, a flock of birds interrupts their view. Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor, 24 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4
Phrases Containing lucky
Kids Definition
lucky
adjective
ˈlə-kē
luckier; luckiest
1
: helped by luck : fortunate
a lucky person
2
: happening because of good luck
a lucky hit
3
: thought of as bringing good luck
a lucky charm
lucky
adjective
1
as in happy
having good luck the lucky contestant finished the game show with $10,000 Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- happy
- fortunate
- blessed
- privileged
- gifted
- favored
- promising
- hot
- golden
- blest
- fair
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- unlucky
- unfortunate
- unhappy
- luckless
- hapless
- snakebitten
- cursed
- disadvantaged
- snakebit
- curst
- star-crossed
- ill-starred
- ill-fated
2
as in fortunate
coming or happening by good luck especially unexpectedly finding this $20 bill on the way to the store was a lucky break Synonyms & Similar Words
- fortunate
- happy
- fortuitous
- convenient
- favorable
- coincidental
- unexpected
- providential
- flukey
- chance
- fluky
- promising
- heaven-sent
- hopeful
- good
- bright
- beneficial
- timely
- opportune
- serendipitous
- accidental
- unforeseen
- encouraging
- seasonable
- propitious
- benign
- auspicious
- fair
- golden
- profitable
- advantageous
- heartening
- unlooked-for
- halcyon
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- unlucky
- unfortunate
- unhappy
- luckless
- hapless
- expected
- inconvenient
- untimely
- anticipated
- foreseen
- inopportune
- intentional
- unseasonable
- deliberate
- planned
- star-crossed
- ill-starred
- ill-fated
- catastrophic
- disastrous
- inauspicious
- unpromising
- calamitous
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of lucky are fortunate, happy, and providential. While all these words mean "meeting with unforeseen success," lucky stresses the agency of chance in bringing about a favorable result.
won because of a lucky bounce
The meanings of fortunate and lucky largely overlap; however, fortunate suggests being rewarded beyond one's deserts.
fortunate in my investments
Happy combines the implications of lucky and fortunate with stress on being blessed.
a series of happy accidents
Although the words providential and lucky have much in common, providential more definitely implies the help or intervention of a higher power.
a providential change in the weather