Fortunate Definition

fôrchə-nĭt
adjective
fortunatest
Bringing, or coming by, good luck; favorable; auspicious.
Webster's New World
Having good luck; lucky.
Webster's New World
The definition of fortunate is someone or something that is lucky or favorable, or someone who is materially well-off.
A lucky turn of events is an example of a fortunate turn of events.
A person who will be a good spouse is an example of a fortunate match.
A person who has all the material comforts is an example of someone who is very fortunate.
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Presaging happiness.

Wiktionary

Auspicious.

A fortunate event.
A fortunate concurrence of circumstances.
A fortunate investment.
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noun
One who has good fortune, especially a wealthy person.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Fortunate

Adjective

Base Form:
fortunate
Superlative:
fortunatest

Origin of Fortunate

  • Latin fortūnātus from fortūna chance fortune

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Fortunate Sentence Examples

  • She was so fortunate to have such a wonderful family.

  • How fortunate! he thought.

  • I consider myself fortunate to have such a subordinate by me.

  • Yes, life had changed in the last six months, but they were fortunate that those changes had been for the good.

  • And how fortunate he was to have people who cared for him.

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