English Explanatory Dictionary

fortunate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Auspicious.
Happening by good luck or favorable chance.
Favored by fortune.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/ /ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nət/ /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt/ /ˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nɪt/ En-us-fortunate.ogg /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nət/ /ˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nət/

Word forms

fortunate more fortunate most fortunate

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

Antonyms

unlucky unfortunate

Related words

unluckily luckily

Derived words

fortunately fortunateness misfortunate superfortunate unfortunately

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