# fortunate

Pronunciation: US say "FOR-chuh-nit" /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt/; UK say "FAW-chuh-nit" /ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/

## Adjective

1. Favored by good luck; enjoying success or advantages through chance or circumstance.
   - Simple: Lucky, or helped by good things that come your way.
   - _He was fortunate enough to inherit a thriving business from his uncle._
   - _Families fortunate in their timing bought homes before prices soared._
2. Coming about through good luck or a favorable turn of chance rather than design.
   - Simple: Caused by good luck rather than by planning.
   - _A fortunate gust pushed the small boat clear of the rocks._
   - _Their meeting was a fortunate coincidence neither had expected._
3. Boding well for the future; giving promising signs of a good outcome.
   - Simple: Showing signs that good things are likely to happen.
   - _The early harvest was taken as a fortunate omen for the season to come._
   - _A fortunate beginning gave the expedition confidence for the months ahead._

## Origin

From Middle English fortunat(e), from Latin fortūnātus, formed from fortūna ("fortune, luck") plus the adjective-forming suffix -ātus. It is cognate with French fortuné ("lucky"), and can be analyzed as fortune + -ate.

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