lucky

adjective

ˈlə-kē 

luckier; luckiest

1

: having good luck

2

: happening by chance : fortuitous

3

: producing or resulting in good by chance : favorable

4

: seeming to bring good luck

a lucky rabbit's foot

luckiness

ˈlə-kē-nəs 

noun

Synonyms of lucky

• happy
• fortunate

Choose the Right Synonym for lucky

lucky, fortunate, happy, providential mean meeting with unforeseen success.

lucky stresses the role of chance in bringing about a favorable result.

won because of a lucky bounce

fortunate suggests being rewarded beyond what one deserves.

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 lucky in a Sentence

We're lucky that things turned out as well as they did.

I feel lucky to be alive.

I count myself lucky to know you.

“I managed to get a ticket!” “Lucky you! They were all sold out by the time I got there.”

Tickets were available only for the lucky few.

The lucky winner will be given a brand new car.

I know you'll enjoy the show if you're lucky enough to get a ticket.

He scored a goal on a lucky shot.

Their meeting was a lucky accident.

Recent Examples on the Web

Those lucky enough to score an example will also get access to a matching Porsche Design chronograph. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2026

While the long-legged aisle-hoggers among us might not relate, travelers lucky enough to settle into the window seat on certain flight routes can look forward to quite the show ahead of touchdown. — Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026

No one won the Powerball jackpot or the $2 million Match 5 + Power Play prize, but one lucky person in Florida won the $1 million Match 5 prize. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Twenty-four days after SpaceX’s Starship rocket closed out its 13th test flight with its upper stage surviving a lucky landing in the Indian Ocean, a recovery team has brought that spacecraft within sight of land. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 18 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4

Phrases Containing lucky

• consider oneself lucky/fortunate
• get lucky
• happy-go-lucky
• lucky day
• lucky devil
• lucky dip
• lucky duck
• lucky in love
• lucky stiff
• thank one's lucky stars
• third time lucky

Rhymes for lucky

• bucky
• mucky
• plucky
• unlucky

Kids Definition

lucky

adjective

ˈlək-ē 

luckier; luckiest

1

: favored by luck : fortunate

2

: producing a good result apparently by chance

a lucky hit

3

: seeming to bring good luck

a lucky coin

luckiness noun