lucky

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Main Entry: lucky
Pronunciation: 'l&-kE
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): luck·i·er; -est
1 : having good luck
2 : happening by chance : FORTUITOUS
3 : producing or resulting in good by chance : FAVORABLE
4 : seeming to bring good luck <a lucky rabbit's foot>
- luck·i·ness /'l&-kE-n&s/ noun
synonyms LUCKY, FORTUNATE, HAPPY, PROVIDENTIAL mean meeting with unforeseen success. LUCKY stresses the agency of chance in bringing about a favorable result <won because of a lucky bounce>. FORTUNATE suggests being rewarded beyond one's deserts <fortunate in my investments>. HAPPY combines the implications of LUCKY and FORTUNATE with stress on being blessed <a series of happy accidents>. PROVIDENTIAL more definitely implies the help or intervention of a higher power <a providential change in the weather>.