Fortunate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having unexpected good fortune

supremely favored

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹtʃənət/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːtʃənət/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːtʃənət/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹtʃənət/.

Examples

other, less fortunate, children died
a fortunate choice
golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

golden rosy

Antonyms

unfortunate

Parts of Speech

adjective	having unexpected good fortune “other, less fortunate, children died”
adjective	supremely favored “golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust”
adjective	presaging good fortune “she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

glücklich

unerwartetes Glück haben

🇫🇷French

heureux

avoir une chance inattendue

🇪🇸Spanish

afortunado

tener buena suerte inesperada

🇮🇹Italian

fortunato

avere una fortuna inaspettata

🇳🇱Dutch

gelukkig

onverwacht geluk hebben

🇵🇹Portuguese

afortunado

tendo boa sorte inesperada

🇷🇺Russian

удачливый

неожиданная удача

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भाग्यशाली

अप्रत्याशित सौभाग्य प्राप्त होना

🇧🇩Bengali

ভাগ্যবান

অপ্রত্যাশিত সৌভাগ্য হচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

அதிர்ஷ்டசாலி

எதிர்பாராத நல்ல அதிர்ஷ்டம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అదృష్టవంతుడు

ఊహించని అదృష్టం కలిగి

🇮🇳Marathi

भाग्यवान

अनपेक्षित चांगले नशीब असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

નસીબદાર

અણધાર્યા સારા નસીબ હોવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅದೃಷ್ಟವಂತ

ಅನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ ಅದೃಷ್ಟವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭാഗ്യവാൻ

അപ്രതീക്ഷിത ഭാഗ്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਿਸਮਤ ਵਾਲਾ

ਅਚਾਨਕ ਚੰਗੀ ਕਿਸਮਤ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

خوش قسمت

غیر متوقع طور پر اچھی قسمت ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

幸运

有意想不到的好运

🇯🇵Japanese

幸運な

思いがけない幸運に恵まれる

🇰🇷Korean

운이 좋은

뜻밖의 행운을 누리다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

may mắn

gặp vận may bất ngờ

🇹🇭Thai

โชคดี

มีโชคลาภอย่างคาดไม่ถึง

🇮🇩Indonesian

beruntung

mendapat keberuntungan yang tak terduga

🇵🇭Filipino

mapalad

pagkakaroon ng hindi inaasahang magandang kapalaran

🇲🇾Malay

bertuah

mempunyai nasib baik yang tidak dijangka

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محظوظ

وجود حظ جيد غير متوقع

🇮🇷Persian

خوش شانس

داشتن خوش شانسی غیرمنتظره

🇹🇷Turkish

şanslı

beklenmedik bir şansa sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

בַּר מַזָל

עם מזל טוב בלתי צפוי

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The primary meaning of 'fortunate' is 'having unexpected good fortune'.

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'fortunate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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