fortunate

for·tu·nate | \ ˈfȯrch-nət

, ˈfȯr-chə- \

Definition of fortunate

1 : bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain : auspicious made a fortunate investment

2 : receiving some unexpected good How fortunate we are to get such a nice room!

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lucky, fortunate, happy, providential mean meeting with unforeseen success. lucky stresses the agency of chance in bringing about a favorable result. won because of a lucky bounce fortunate suggests being rewarded beyond one's deserts. fortunate in my investments happy combines the implications of lucky and fortunate with stress on being blessed. a series of happy accidents providential more definitely implies the help or intervention of a higher power. a providential change in the weather

Examples of fortunate in a Sentence

How fortunate we were to find that restaurant! We should try to help others who are less fortunate than ourselves.

Recent Examples on the Web Many places — and people — will not be as fortunate. — NBC News, "Buffalo as an oasis? Scientists say a warmer Earth could make colder cities into destinations.," 24 Jan. 2020 While Amazon had a record-breaking holiday season in 2019, brick-and-mortar retail stores weren't as fortunate. — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, "Add Pier 1 to List of Retailers That Will Have Store Closures," 8 Jan. 2020 Ars Technica staffers have been fortunate enough to sample a few games on this list at press events, particularly the bloody-and-fast horror romp of Carrion and the Earthbound-meets-MS-Paint whimsy of Chicory. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "E3 without the lines: System Shock, other games to get 48-hour Steam demos," 11 Dec. 2019 Only 17, with just one album to her name, Billie Eilish became a bona-fide superstar this year, and Milwaukee fans were fortunate enough to see the largest concert audience of her career. — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "The 15 best Milwaukee concerts of 2019 (and the worst show of the year)," 9 Dec. 2019 Many of you, who are fortunate enough to be able to read this discussion, may shake your heads and wonder just how great is the demand for a service in the community that helps teach people how to read. — Kevin Dayhoff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, "Dayhoff: Literacy Council of Carroll County celebrating 40 years," 7 Dec. 2019 Not even the Patriots are fortunate enough to avoid facing any high-end talent on the road to a seventh Super Bowl championship. — BostonGlobe.com, "You're using a browser set to private or incognito mode.," 7 Dec. 2019 Sometimes a developer was fortunate enough to gain the cooperation of a city or county, which would issue its own bonds to help pay for the infrastructure that connected the new subdivision to the rest of the community. — David Migoya, The Denver Post, "Colorado metro districts and developers create billions in debt, leaving homeowners with soaring tax bills," 5 Dec. 2019 There are two scenes from the summer that Kerin treasures and was fortunate enough to capture with photos. — David Kiefer, Executive Editorial Producer, Cincinnati.com, "Notre Dame Academy grad is volleyball star at Stanford who cherishes role as sister to autistic brother," 5 Dec. 2019

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28 Jan 2020

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“Fortunate.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortunate. Accessed 28 January 2020.

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fortunate

adjective