English Explanatory Dictionary

lucky

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
  2. Producing, or resulting in, good fortune
noun
  1. seven
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A given name for a dog.

Pronunciation

lŭkʹē /ˈlʌki/ en-us-lucky.ogg /ˈlʊki/

Word forms

lucky luckier more lucky luckiest most lucky Luckys

Etymology

From Middle English lukky, equivalent to luck + -y. Cognate with Scots lucky (“lucky”), West Frisian lokkich (“lucky, fortunate”), Dutch gelukkig (“lucky, fortunate, happy”). Compare also Danish lykkelig (“happy”), Swedish lycklig (“happy, lucky”), German glücklich (“happy”), Saterland Frisian glukkelk (“happy”).

Synonyms

charmed fortuitous fortunate freak happy lucky providential serendipitous sonsy successful favorable auspicious auspicial propitious prosperous teratical

Antonyms

cursed unfortunate unlucky

Related words

apotropaic auspicious

Derived words

cut one's lucky get lucky happy-go-lucky luckily luckiness lucky bag lucky bamboo lucky break lucky charm lucky clover Lucky Country lucky devil lucky dip lucky dog lucky draw lucky duck lucky duckling lucky girl syndrome lucky grouper lucky imaging lucky loser lucky money lucky nut Lucky Pierre lucky star lucky stiff lucky streak lucky you one should be so lucky strike it lucky strike lucky strike me lucky superlucky third time lucky today's lucky 10,000 today's lucky ten thousand unlucky you have to be good to be lucky

Translations

Afrikaans: gelukkig Albanian: fatlum Southern Altai: ырысту Southern Altai: урматту Arabic: مَحْظُوظ Armenian: բախտավոր Armenian: հաջող Armenian: բարեբախտ Azerbaijani: bəxtli Azerbaijani: bəxti gətirən Azerbaijani: bəxtəvər Belarusian: уда́члівы Belarusian: шчаслі́вы Belarusian: шанцава́ць Belarusian: шча́сціць Belarusian: шчаслі́віцца Bulgarian: късметли́я Bulgarian: късметли́йка Bulgarian: щастли́в Catalan: astruc Catalan: afortunat Chinese Mandarin: 幸運 /幸运 Chinese Mandarin: 福氣 /福气 Chinese Mandarin: 福 Chinese Mandarin: 吉利 Chinese Mandarin: 吉祥 Czech: mít štěstí Czech: mít kliku Czech: být klikař Czech: šťastný Danish: heldig Dutch: gelukkig Dutch: succesvol Dutch: boffend Esperanto: bonŝanca Finnish: hyväonninen Finnish: onnekas Finnish: onnellinen French: chanceux French: heureux French: veinard French: fortuné French: porte-bonheur Georgian: ბედნიერი Georgian: იღბლიანი German: glücklich Greek: τυχερός Ancient Greek: εὐτυχής Ancient Greek: μάκαρ Ancient Greek: εὐαίων Hebrew: בר מזל Hindi: भाग्यशाली Hindi: ख़ुशक़िस्मत Hungarian: szerencsés Hungarian: mázlista Hungarian: mázlis Icelandic: lánsamur Icelandic: heppinn Icelandic: gæfusamur Irish: sonasach Irish: ádhúil Irish: méanar Italian: fortunato Japanese: 幸運 Japanese: 運のよい Japanese: ラッキー Japanese: 運の良い Korean: 운이 좋은 Korean: 운수 좋은 Central Kurdish: بەختەوەر Central Kurdish: خۆشبەخت Kyrgyz: ырыстуу Latin: faustus Latin: fēlīx Latin: fortūnātus Latin: prosperus Latvian: veiksmīgs Malay: bertuah Navajo: bízháneeʼ Norwegian: heldig Occitan: astruc Old English: ġesǣliġ Persian: خوشبخت Persian: بختیار Persian: خوششانس Polish: szczęśliwy Portuguese: sortudo
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