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   for·tu·nate

   /ˈfôrCH(ə)nət/

   adjective

   • 1. favored by or involving good luck or fortune; lucky: "she'd been fortunate to escape more serious injury" Similar luckyfavoredblessedblessed with good luckin luckborn with a silver spoon in one's mouthborn under a lucky starhaving a charmed lifecharmedhappyinformal:sitting prettyjammyOpposite unfortunate
   • ▪ auspicious or favorable: "a most fortunate match for our daughter" Similar favorableadvantageousprovidentialauspiciouswelcomeheaven-sentbeneficialpropitiousfortuitouspromisingencouragingfruitfulopportunehappyfelicitousprofitablegainfulrewardinghelpfulusefulvaluabletimelywell timedconvenientexpedientarchaic:seasonableOpposite unfavorable
   • ▪ materially well-off; prosperous: "less fortunate children still converged on the soup kitchens" Similar wealthyrichaffluentopulentprosperouswell offmoneyedwell-to-dowell heeledcomfortablefavoredprivilegedadvantagedsocially advantagedenviablesuccessfulflourishingOpposite underprivileged

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin fortunatus, from fortuna (see fortune).

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   fortunate. /ˈfɔrtʃ (ə)nət/ /ˈfɔtʃənət/ IPA guide. If you are lucky, you are fortunate. You can be fortunate to have avoided something terrible and you can be fortunate to have acquired, won, or been bestowed with something better than those around you, like wealth and good looks.

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