fortunately

adverb

for·​tu·​nate·​ly ˈfȯr-chə-nət-lē 

ˈfȯrch-nət-lē

1

: in a fortunate manner

2

: it is fortunate that

Fortunately, no one was hurt.

Examples of fortunately in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The 1980s, fortunately, brought with them a feminism committed to revisiting and recovering the literary canon of women writers. — Literary Hub, 1 July 2026

This was a main reason for the 32-game work stoppage in 1990, when fortunately no games were missed but spring training started late. — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

And fortunately, the options for cute and comfy shoes have proliferated. — Cheryl Wagemann, InStyle, 23 June 2026

And fortunately, Erik Bork, the director of that film, really wanted to check his own biases and echo chambers and invited us and others to help advise him on the script and to ensure that the script itself is not painting a caricature of the characters. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for fortunately

• unfortunately

Kids Definition

fortunately

adverb

for·​tun·​ate·​ly

ˈfȯrch-(ə-)nət-lē

: it is fortunate : luckily

fortunately it landed right side up