LUCKY


Meaning of LUCKY in English

lucky 1

— luckiness , n.

/luk"ee/ , adj., luckier, luckiest .

1. having or marked by good luck; fortunate: That was my lucky day.

2. happening fortunately: a lucky accident.

3. bringing or foretelling good luck, or supposed to do so: a lucky penny.

[ 1495-1505; LUCK + -Y 1 ]

Syn. 1. favored. See fortunate. 3. auspicious, propitious, favorable.

Ant. 1. unfortunate.

lucky 2

/luk"ee/ , n. , pl. luckies . Scot.

1. a familiar name applied to an elderly woman, esp. a grandmother; granny.

2. a familiar name applied to a woman, as one's wife or a barmaid.

Also, luckie .

[ 1710-20; LUCK + -Y 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .