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fortunate
fortunatebringing something good and unforeseen; lucky; providential: A fortunate turn of events helped her find a new career.
Not to be confused with:fortuitous – happening by accident or chance: A fortuitous meeting led eventually to marriage.for·tu·nate F0273200 (fôr′chə-nĭt)adj.1. Bringing something good and unforeseen; auspicious.2. Having unexpected good fortune; lucky.n. One who has good fortune, especially a wealthy person.
[Latin fortūnātus, from fortūna, chance; see fortune.]
for′tu·nate·ly adv.for′tu·nate·ness n.Synonyms: fortunate, happy, lucky, providential
These adjectives mean attended by luck or good fortune: a fortunate coincidence; a happy outcome; a lucky guess; a providential recovery.fortunate (ˈfɔːtʃənɪt) adj1. having good luck; lucky2. occurring by or bringing good fortune or luck; auspicious ˈfortunateness nfor•tu•nate (ˈfɔr tʃə nɪt)
adj. 1. receiving good from uncertain or unexpected sources; lucky. 2. bringing or indicating good fortune: a fortunate decision. [1350–1400; Middle English fortunat < Latin fortūnāre to make successful] for′tu•nate•ly, adv. for′tu•nate•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | fortunate - having unexpected good fortune; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice"lucky - having or bringing good fortune; "my lucky day"; "a lucky man"privileged - blessed with privileges; "the privileged few"successful - having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture"unfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned" | | 2. | fortunate - supremely favored; "golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust"goldenblessed, blest - highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace); "our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady income" | | 3. | fortunate - presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"; "rosy predictions"rosyauspicious - auguring favorable circumstances and good luck; "an auspicious beginning for the campaign" |
fortunateadjective1. lucky, happy, favoured, bright, golden, rosy, on a roll, jammy (Brit. slang), in luck, having a charmed life, born with a silver spoon in your mouth He's has had a very fortunate life.
lucky unhappy, unfortunate, miserable, unlucky, unsuccessful, hapless, wretched, ill-starred, ill-fated2. well-off, rich, successful, comfortable, wealthy, prosperous, affluent, opulent, well-heeled (informal), well-to-do, sitting pretty (informal) the economic burdens placed on less fortunate families3. providential, auspicious, fortuitous, felicitous, timely, promising, encouraging, helpful, profitable, convenient, favourable, advantageous, expedient, opportune, propitious It was fortunate that the water was shallow.fortunateadjective1. Indicative of future success or full of promise:auspicious, benign, bright, brilliant, fair, favorable, good, propitious.2. Characterized by luck or good fortune:happy, lucky, providential.Translationsfortune (ˈfoːtʃən) noun1. whatever happens by chance or (good or bad) luck. whatever fortune may bring. 運氣 运气2. a large amount of money. That ring must be worth a fortune! 大量錢財 大量钱财ˈfortunate (-nət) adjective having good fortune; lucky. It was fortunate that no-one was killed in the accident. 幸運的 幸运的ˈfortunately adverb 幸運地 幸运地ˈfortune-teller noun someone who tells fortunes. 算命先生 算命先生tell (someone's) fortune to foretell what will happen to someone in the future. The gypsy told my fortune. 為某人算命 给某人算命EncyclopediaSeefortunefortunate
Synonyms for fortunateadj luckySynonyms- lucky
- happy
- favoured
- bright
- golden
- rosy
- on a roll
- jammy
- in luck
- having a charmed life
- born with a silver spoon in your mouth
Antonyms- unhappy
- unfortunate
- miserable
- unlucky
- unsuccessful
- hapless
- wretched
- ill-starred
- ill-fated
adj well-offSynonyms- well-off
- rich
- successful
- comfortable
- wealthy
- prosperous
- affluent
- opulent
- well-heeled
- well-to-do
- sitting pretty
adj providentialSynonyms- providential
- auspicious
- fortuitous
- felicitous
- timely
- promising
- encouraging
- helpful
- profitable
- convenient
- favourable
- advantageous
- expedient
- opportune
- propitious
Synonyms for fortunateadj indicative of future success or full of promiseSynonyms- auspicious
- benign
- bright
- brilliant
- fair
- favorable
- good
- propitious
adj characterized by luck or good fortuneSynonymsSynonyms for fortunateadj having unexpected good fortuneRelated Words- lucky
- privileged
- successful
Antonymsadj supremely favoredSynonymsRelated Wordsadj presaging good fortuneSynonymsRelated Words |