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Webster 1913 Edition
Fortunate
For′tu-nate
(?; 135)
, Adj.
[L. ]
fortunatus
, p. p. of fortunare
to make fortunate or prosperous, fr. fortuna
. See Fortune
, Noun.
1.
Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain; presaging happiness; auspicious;
as, a
fortunate
event; a fortunate
concurrence of circumstances; a fortunate
investment.
Syn. – Auspicious; lucky; prosperous; successful; favored; happy.
–
Fortunate
, Successful
, Prosperous
. A man is fortunate, when he is favored of fortune, and has unusual blessings fall to his lot; successful when he gains what he aims at; prosperous when he succeeds in those things which men commonly desire. One may be fortunate, in some cases, where he is not successful; he may be successful, but, if he has been mistaken in the value of what he has aimed at, he may for that reason fail to be prosperous. Webster 1828 Edition
Fortunate
FOR'TUNATE
,Adj.
1.
Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some unexpected good; as a fortunate event; a fortunate concurrence of circumstances; a fortunate ticket in a lottery.2.
Lucky; successful; receiving some unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good which was not dependent on one's own skill or efforts; as a fortunate adventurer in a lottery. I was most fortunate thus unexpectedly to meet my friend.3.
Successful; happy; prosperous; receiving or enjoying some good in consequence of efforts, but where the event was uncertain, and not absolutely in one's power. The brave man is usually fortunate. We say, a fortunate competitor for a fair lady, or for a crown.Definition 2024
fortunate
fortunate
English
Adjective
fortunate (comparative more fortunate, superlative most fortunate)
- Coming by good luck or favorable chance.
- Bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain.
- Presaging happiness.
- Auspicious.
- a fortunate event
- a fortunate concurrence of circumstances
- a fortunate investment
- Receiving some unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good which was not dependent on one's own skill or efforts.
- Lucky, favored by fortune.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
Coming by good luck or favorable chance
Bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain
Presaging happiness
Receiving some unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good, independent of one's own skill or efforts
Lucky, favored by fortune
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See also
Latin
Etymology
From fortūnātus (“fortunate, prosperous”)
Adverb
fortūnātē (comparable fortūnātius, superlative fortūnātissimē)
Related terms
References
- fortunate in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- fortunate in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “fortunate”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)