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Meaning of 'fortunate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Fortunate [ n.]
- Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain; presaging happiness; auspicious; as, a fortunate event; a fortunate concurrence of circumstances; a fortunate investment.
- Receiving same unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good which was not dependent on one's own skill or efforts; favored with good forune; lucky.

Meaning of 'fortunate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . fortunate [ a]
Meaning (1):
- having unexpected good fortune
Example in sentence:
  • a fortunate choice;
  • other, less fortunate, children died
2 . fortunate [ s]
Meaning (2):
- supremely favored
Example in sentence:
  • fortunate son;
  • golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust
Meaning (3):
- presaging good fortune
Example in sentence:
  • rosy predictions;
  • she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school

Nearby Words:

for for- fora forage foraged forager foraging foralite foramen foramina

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