Fortunate Definition & Meaning

fortunate
adjective
  1. having unexpected good fortune; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice"
  2. supremely favored; "golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust"
  3. presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"; "rosy predictions"

Synonyms for fortunate

auspicious adj

auguring favorable circumstances and good luck; "an auspicious beginning for the campaign"

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blessed adj

highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace); "our blessed land

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blest adj

highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace); "our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady income"

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favored adj

preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child"

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felicitous adj

exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style; "a felicitous speaker" marked by good fortune; "a felicitous life

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fortuitous adj

having no cause or apparent cause; "a causeless miracle"; "fortuitous encounters--strange accidents of fortune

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golden adj

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair

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good adv

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a

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happy adj

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach

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heaven-sent adj

peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention; "a heaven-sent rain saved the crops

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"Fortunate" in song lyrics

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  • "Bless the less fortunate"
    Cage f/ Copywrite — The Weather Report
  • "And I feel pretty fortunate"
    Classified — Anybody Listening
  • "and now the most fortunate"
    The Cross Movement — Cypha The Next Day

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What does fortunate mean?
having unexpected good fortune; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice" supremely favored; "golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust" presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"; "rosy predictions"
What part of speech is fortunate?
Fortunate is an adjective.
How many definitions does fortunate have?
Fortunate has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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