fortunate — late 14c., from L. fortunatus prospered, prosperous; lucky, happy, pp. of fortunare to make prosperous, from fortuna (see FORTUNE (Cf. fortune)). Fortunate Islands mythical abode of the blessed dead, in the Western Ocean, early 15c., translates L … Etymology dictionary
fortunate — [fôr′chə nət] adj. [ME fortunat < L fortunatus, pp. of fortunare, to make fortunate < fortuna, FORTUNE] 1. having good luck; lucky 2. bringing, or coming by, good luck; favorable; auspicious fortunately adv. fortunateness n … English World dictionary
fortunate — index auspicious, favorable (advantageous), felicitous, propitious, prosperous, successful Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
fortunate — *lucky, providential, happy Analogous words: auspicious, propitious, *favorable, benign: advantageous, *beneficial, profitable: felicitous, happy (see FIT adj) Antonyms: unfortunate: disastrous Contrasted words: *sinister, baleful, malign … New Dictionary of Synonyms
fortunate — [adj] having good luck advantageous, affluent, auspicious, blessed, born with a silver spoon*, bright, charmed, convenient, encouraging, favorable, favored, felicitous, flourishing, fortuitous, gaining, get a break*, golden, happy, healthy,… … New thesaurus
fortunate — ► ADJECTIVE 1) favoured by or involving good luck. 2) auspicious or favourable … English terms dictionary
fortunate — for|tu|nate S3 [ˈfo:tʃənət US ˈfo:r ] adj 1.) someone who is fortunate has something good happen to them, or is in a good situation = ↑lucky fortunate to do sth ▪ I ve been fortunate to find a career that I love. ▪ I was fortunate enough to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fortunate — adj. 1) fortunate in (we are fortunate in having such a nice house) 2) fortunate to + inf. (she is fortunate to have influential friends) 3) fortunate that + clause (it is fortunate that we can all meet tomorrow) * * * [ fɔːtʃ(ə)nət] fortunate… … Combinatory dictionary
fortunate — adjective 1 someone who is fortunate has something good happen to them, or is in a good situation; lucky: Think of others less fortunate than yourselves. | fortunate to do sth: He was fortunate enough to escape unharmed. | fortunate that: You re… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fortunate — for|tu|nate [ fɔrtʃənət ] adjective ** lucky, especially because you have more advantages than other people: Not everyone is as fortunate as we are. The state provides textbooks for the less fortunate students. fortunate (enough) to do something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
