LUCKY

golden, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous

(adjective) presaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome; “a favorable time to ask for a raise”; “lucky stars”; “a prosperous moment to make a decision”

lucky

(adjective) occurring by chance; “a lucky escape”; “a lucky guess”

lucky

(adjective) having or bringing good fortune; “my lucky day”; “a lucky man”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

lucky (comparative luckier or more lucky, superlative luckiest or most lucky)

(of people) Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune

Producing, or resulting in, good fortune

Synonyms: favorable, auspicious, fortunate

Synonyms

• (favored by luck): fortunate, successful; See also lucky or prosperous

• (producing or resulting in good chance): auspicious, favorable/favourable, fortunate, fortuitous; See also auspicious

Proper noun

Lucky (plural Luckys)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lucky is the 12089^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2578 individuals. Lucky is most common among White (43.6%) and Black/African American (43.6%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary

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Luck"y, a. [Compar. Luckier; superl. Luckiest.]

1. Favored by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or good fortune; -- said of persons; as, a lucky adventurer. " Lucky wight." Spenser.

2. Producing, or resulting in, good by chance, or unexpectedly; favorable; auspicious; fortunate; as, a lucky mistake; a lucky cast; a lucky hour. We doubt not of a fair and lucky war. Shak.

Syn.

– Successful; fortunate; prosperous; auspicious.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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