FORTUNATE

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

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Etymology

Adjective

fortunate (comparative more fortunate, superlative most fortunate)

Auspicious.

Happening by good luck or favorable chance.

Favored by fortune.

Synonyms

• (auspicious): rosy; see also auspicious

• (happening by favorable chance): lucky; see also lucky

• (favored by fortune): privileged, successful; see also prosperous

Antonyms

• unlucky

• unfortunate

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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