fortunately A2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/ UK /ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/ See IPA manual Freq #5103 Meanings 1 adv By good luck; happily (used to introduce something good). Fortunately, the weather was good for the whole trip. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · by good luck; happily (used... luckilyfortuitously More happilymercifullythankfully Common collocations fortunately rare Adverb + adjective Etymology AI details From fortunate + -ly. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # fortunately **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/ **Frequency rank:** 5103 ## Meanings 1. By good luck; happily (used to introduce something good). ## Examples - Fortunately, the weather was good for the whole trip. ## Synonyms - happily - luckily - mercifully - thankfully ## Etymology From fortunate + -ly. ## AI Etymology Fortunately comes from fortunate + -ly. In current use, the main sense is “By good luck; happily (used to introduce something good)”. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown