fortunate
Syllables: for·tu·nateUK/ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt//ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt/
fortunate adjective: auspicious.
Adjective
fortunate (comparative more fortunate, superlative most fortunate)
- Auspicious.
- It is a fortunate sign if the sun shines on a newly wedded couple.
- if it sits still, with its breast towards them, till they have passed, they consider it as a fortunate sign, and everything is expected to go on well during the remainder of their journey1854, Edward Stanley, A Familiar History of Birds : Their Nature, Habits and Instincts, page 144
- Synonyms:
- rosy
- Happening by good luck or favorable chance.
- Patrick was the unlikely match-winner as Berkeley earned a fortunate victory over Chisolm.
- How many lucky winners, Regnault lamented, boastfully ascribe their success to wise decisions while in reality their triumph was nothing more than the fortunate outcome of random events?2011, George G. Szpiro, Pricing the Future: Finance, Physics, and the 300-year Journey to the Black-Scholes Equation
- Synonyms:
- lucky
- Favored by fortune.
- We were fortunate not to be fined for speeding.
- This is a time when we think of those less fortunate than ourselves.
- Synonyms:
- privileged
fortunate meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
fortunate in Hindi
- fortunate, good
- कल्याण kalyāṇ
- fortunate, lucky
- ख़ुशनसीब xuśnasīb
- fortunate
- भाग्यवान bhāgyavān
- fortunate; blessed
- सुभग subhag
fortunate in Tamil
- ஆகூழ், நற்பேறான, நல்வாய்பபான
fortunate in Marathi
- fortunate
- भाग्यवान bhāgyavān, नशीबवान naśībvān, सुदैवी sudaivī
fortunate in Urdu
- coming by good luck or favorable chance
- خوش قسمت xuš qismat
More languagesFewer languages
- fortunate in Bengali
- ভাগ্যবান, সৌভাগ্যশালী
- fortunate in Telugu
- ధన్యుడు dhanyuḍu, ధన్యము dhanyamu
- fortunate in Malayalam
- സൗഭാഗ്യമുള്ള, സമൃദ്ധമായ, യോഗമുള്ള, ശ്രേയസ്കരമായ
- fortunate in Kannada
- ಅದೃಷ್ಟಶಾಲಿಯಾದ, ಭಾಗ್ಯವಂತನಾದ, ಧನ್ಯ, ದೆಸೆತಿರುಗಿದ
- fortunate in Gujarati
- નસીબદાર nasībdār, ભાગ્યશાળી bhāgyaśāḷī, સુભાગી subhāgī, દૈવવાન daivvān
- fortunate in Sanskrit
- भगवत् bhágavat, सुभग subhága, धन्य dhánya
- fortunate in Sinhala
- සුබ suba
- fortunate in Persian
- خجسته xojaste
Examples of fortunate in a sentence
- Cavendish was clearly an extraordinary man, fortunate enough to be born to a family of extraordinary means.
- At 18 I was fortunate enough to receive an offer to study at Oxford University.
- The community of Grafton is fortunate to be serviced by two conscientious local newspapers.
Synonyms of fortunate
Antonyms
Forms of fortunate
| comparative | more fortunate |
|---|---|
| superlative | most fortunate |
Origin of fortunate
From Middle English fortunat(e) (“fortunate”), from Latin fortūnātus, from fortūna (“fortune, luck”) + -ātus (adjective-forming suffix), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). See also Middle English fortunaten (“to assure the success (of), make fortunate”); cognate with French fortuné (“lucky”). By surface analysis, fortune + -ate.
Words formed from fortunate
Phrases with fortunate
Questions about fortunate
- What does fortunate mean?
- Fortunate means auspicious.
- What is fortunate in Hindi?
- Fortunate in Hindi is कल्याण (kalyāṇ), ख़ुशनसीब (xuśnasīb), भाग्यवान (bhāgyavān). See Fortunate meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is fortunate?
- Fortunate is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce fortunate?
- Fortunate is pronounced /ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/ (UK).
Words near fortunate in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: fortunate (page history and authors); कल्याण (Hindi) (page history and authors); fortunate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); नशीबवान (Marathi) (page history and authors); fortunate (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ధన్యము (Telugu) (page history and authors); fortunate (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fortunate (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); धन्य (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); සුබ (Sinhala) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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