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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024for•tu•nate /ˈfɔrtʃənɪt/USA pronunciation adj. - receiving good from uncertain or unexpected sources;
lucky:You were very fortunate to escape from that explosion. - bringing or indicating good fortune:a fortunate decision to buy.
for•tu•nate•ly, adv. See -fortun-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024for•tu•nate (fôr′chə nit),USA pronunciation adj. - having good fortune;
receiving good from uncertain or unexpected sources;
lucky:a fortunate young actor who got the lead in the play. - bringing or indicating good fortune;
resulting favorably;
auspicious:She made a fortunate decision to go on to medical school.
- Latin fortūnātus made prosperous or happy (past participle of fortūnāre). See fortune, -ate1
- Middle English fortunat 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged advantageous, successful, prosperous. Fortunate, happy, lucky refer to persons who enjoy, or events that produce, good fortune. Fortunate implies that the success is obtained by the operation of favorable circumstances more than by direct effort; it is usually applied to grave or large matters (esp. those happening in the ordinary course of things):fortunate in one's choice of a wife; a fortunate investment.Happy emphasizes a pleasant ending or something that happens at just the right moment:By a happy accident I received the package on time.Lucky, a more colloquial word, is applied to situations that turn out well by chance:lucky at cards; my lucky day.
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