fortunate
Auspicious.
Adjective 3 meanings
Auspicious.
“It is a fortunate sign if the sun shines on a newly wedded couple.”
Happening by good luck or favorable chance.
“Patrick was the unlikely match-winner as Berkeley earned a fortunate victory over Chisolm.”
Favored by fortune.
“We were fortunate not to be fined for speeding.”
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”).
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FORTUNATE at a glance
FORTUNATE has 9 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (F 4 + O 1 + R 1 + T 1 + U 1 + N 1 + A 1 + T 1 + E 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,331 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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