lucky

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   occurring by chance

   a lucky escape

2. 2
   adj

   having or bringing good fortune

   my lucky day

3. 3
   adj

   Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.

   a lucky adventurer

4. 4
   adj

   Producing, or resulting in, good fortune

   a lucky mistake

5. 5
   adj

   presaging or likely to bring good luck

6. 6
   noun

   seven

7. 7
   name

   A surname.

8. 8
   name

   A given name for a dog.

Etymology

From Middle English lukky, equivalent to luck + -y. Cognate with Scots lucky (“lucky”), West Frisian lokkich (“lucky, fortunate”), Dutch gelukkig (“lucky, fortunate, happy”). Compare also Danish lykkelig (“happy”), Swedish lycklig (“happy, lucky”), German glücklich (“happy”), Saterland Frisian glukkelk (“happy”).