fortunate
for·tu·nate
adj \ˈfȯrch-nət, ˈfȯr-chə-\Definition of FORTUNATE
1
: bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain : auspicious
2
: receiving some unexpected good
— for·tu·nate·ness noun
Examples of FORTUNATE
- How fortunate we were to find that restaurant!
- We should try to help others who are less fortunate than ourselves.
First Known Use of FORTUNATE
14th century
Related to FORTUNATE
Related Words: convenient, opportune, seasonable, timely; unexpected, unforeseen, unlooked-for; accidental, chance, coincidental, serendipitous; auspicious, bright, encouraging, fair, heartening, hopeful, promising, propitious; benign, favorable, golden, good, halcyon; advantageous, beneficial, profitable
Near Antonyms: inconvenient, inopportune, unseasonable, untimely; anticipated, expected, foreseen; deliberate, intentional, planned; inauspicious, unpromising; calamitous, catastrophic, disastrous
See Synonym Discussion at lucky
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