transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlə-kē ]
adjective
( luck·i·er ; -est )
Date: 15th century
1. : having good luck
2. : happening by chance : fortuitous
3. : producing or resulting in good by chance : favorable
4. : seeming to bring good luck
a lucky rabbit's foot
• luck·i·ness ˈlə-kē-nəs noun
Synonyms:
lucky , fortunate , happy , providential mean meeting with unforeseen success. lucky stresses the agency of chance in bringing about a favorable result
won because of a lucky bounce
fortunate suggests being rewarded beyond one's deserts
fortunate in my investments
happy combines the implications of lucky and fortunate with stress on being blessed
a series of happy accidents
providential more definitely implies the help or intervention of a higher power
a providential change in the weather