fortunate, rosy
(adjective) presaging good fortune; “she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school”; “rosy predictions”
fortunate, golden
(adjective) supremely favored; “golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust”-Shakespeare; “fortunate son”
fortunate
(adjective) having unexpected good fortune; “other, less fortunate, children died”; “a fortunate choice”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fortunate (comparative more fortunate, superlative most fortunate)
Auspicious.
Happening by good luck or favorable chance.
Favored by fortune.
• (auspicious): rosy; see also auspicious
• (happening by favorable chance): lucky; see also lucky
• (favored by fortune): privileged, successful; see also prosperous
• unlucky
• unfortunate
Source: Wiktionary
For"tu*nate, a. Etym: [L. fortunatus, p.p. of fortunare to make fortunate or prosperous, fr. fortuna. See Fortune, n.]
1. 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.
2. 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.
Syn.
– Auspicious; lucky; prosperous; successful; favored; happy.
– Fortunate, Successful, Prosperous. A man is fortunate, when he is favored of fortune, and has unusual blessings fall to his lot; successful when he gains what he aims at; prosperous when he succeeds in those things which men commonly desire. One may be fortunate, in some cases, where he is not successful; he may be successful, but, if he has been mistaken in the value of what he has aimed at, he may for that reason fail to be prosperous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 June 2024
(noun) a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution; “he used a solution of peroxide and water”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
