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- Dictionaryfortunate/ˈfɔːtʃənət/
adjective
- 1. favoured by or involving good luck; lucky: "she'd been fortunate to escape serious injury" Similar Opposite
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receiving or bringing a good thing that was uncertain or unexpected: a fortunate choice. [ + to infinitive ] You’re fortunate to have found such a pleasant house. [ + that clause ] It was fortunate that you left in time. fortunately. adverb [ not gradable ] us / ˈfɔr·tʃə·nət·li / Fortunately we were already home when it started to snow.
The meaning of FORTUNATE is bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain : auspicious. How to use fortunate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Fortunate.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome. see more. adjective. presaging good fortune. “she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school” synonyms: rosy.
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.
Fortunate Definition. fôrchə-nĭt. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Noun. Filter. adjective. fortunatest. Bringing, or coming by, good luck; favorable; auspicious. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Having good luck; lucky. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Presaging happiness.
Fortunate definition: having good fortune; receiving good from uncertain or unexpected sources; lucky. See examples of FORTUNATE used in a sentence.
adjective. uk / ˈfɔːtʃ ə nət / us. Add to word list. B2. lucky: [ + to do sth ] I'm very fortunate to be alive. [ + (that) ] It was fortunate that someone was available to take over. Opposite. unfortunate. (Definition of fortunate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of fortunate.
adjective. /ˈfɔrtʃənət/ having or bringing an advantage, an opportunity, a piece of good luck, etc. synonym lucky fortunate (to do something) I have been fortunate enough to visit many parts of the world as a lecturer. fortunate (in having…) I was fortunate in having a good teacher.
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.
Fortunate implies that the success is obtained by the operation of favorable circumstances more than by direct effort; it is usually applied to grave or large matters (esp. those happening in the ordinary course of things): fortunate in one's choice of a wife; a fortunate investment.
