lucky
1 Americanadjective
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having or marked by good luck; fortunate.
That was my lucky day.
- Synonyms:
- blessed
- Antonyms:
- unfortunate
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happening fortunately.
a lucky accident.
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bringing or foretelling good luck, or supposed to do so.
a lucky penny.
- Synonyms:
- favorable, propitious, propitious, auspicious
noun
plural
luckies-
a familiar name applied to an elderly woman, especially a grandmother; granny.
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a familiar name applied to a woman, as one's wife or a barmaid.
adjective
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having or bringing good fortune
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happening by chance, esp as desired
Usage
What are other ways to say lucky? Someone or something that is lucky has or is marked by good luck. How is lucky different from happy or fortunate? Find out on Thesaurus.com.
Other Word Forms
- luckily adverb
- luckiness noun
Etymology
Origin of lucky1
First recorded in 1495–1505; luck + -y 1
Origin of lucky2
Example Sentences
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Ibrox contorted itself as the goalkeeper performed heroics and then the place let out a guttural groan as Hatate made it third time lucky.
From BBC
Carrots, if you’re lucky, still taste faintly of earth and sugar.
From Salon
She said he told her they were "very lucky" as he was not from Gunthorpe, but Beeston, roughly 15 miles away.
From BBC
They ended up running out of water and finishing the climb 24 hours later than expected - but they were lucky.
From BBC
“As an Italian and European, I’ve always been lucky because my generation was never involved in a war,” he said.
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