LUCKY


Meaning of LUCKY in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.