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fortunate adjective [ ˈfɔːtʃ(ə)nət ]

• favoured by or involving good luck; lucky.
• "she'd been fortunate to escape serious injury"
Similar: lucky, favoured, blessed, blessed with good luck, in luck, born under a lucky star, having a charmed life, charmed, happy, sitting pretty, jammy,
Opposite: unfortunate,
Origin: late Middle English: from Latin fortunatus, from fortuna (see fortune).


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