fortunate

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Lucky; having or bringing good luck.

   We were fortunate not to be fined for speeding.

2. 2
   adj

   Enjoying advantages that many others do not have.

   The charity helps less fortunate families afford school supplies.

From Middle English fortunat(e) (“fortunate”), from Latin fortūnātus, from fortūna (“fortune, luck”) + -ātus (adjective-forming suffix), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). See also Middle English fortunaten (“to assure the success (of), make fortunate”); cognate with French fortuné (“lucky”). By surface analysis, fortune + -ate.

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