lucky

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[ luhk-ee ]
/ ˈlʌk i /

adjective, luck·i·er, luck·i·est.

having or marked by good luck; fortunate: That was my lucky day.
happening fortunately: a lucky accident.
bringing or foretelling good luck, or supposed to do so: a lucky penny.

Origin of lucky

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First recorded in 1495–1505; luck + -y1

SYNONYMS FOR lucky

1 favored.
3 auspicious, propitious, favorable.

ANTONYMS FOR lucky

1 unfortunate.

synonym study for lucky

1. See fortunate.

OTHER WORDS FROM lucky

luck·i·ness, noun

Words nearby lucky

luckie, luckily, luckless, lucknow, luckpenny, lucky, lucky country, lucky dip, lucrative, lucre, lucretia

Words related to luckier

successful, hot, fortuitous, happy, advantageous, adventitious, auspicious, beneficial, benign, blessed, charmed, favored, felicitous, golden, hopeful, promising, propitious, prosperous, timely, well

Example sentences from the Web for luckier

British Dictionary definitions for luckier

lucky
/ (ˈlʌkɪ) /

adjective luckier or luckiest

having or bringing good fortune
happening by chance, esp as desired

Derived forms of lucky

luckily, adverb luckiness, noun

Idioms and Phrases with luckier

lucky

see born under a lucky star; strike it rich (lucky); thank one's lucky stars.