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lucky |
Grep of noun lucky lucky lindy Overview of adj lucky The adj lucky has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (11) lucky -- (blessed with good fortune; "considered himself lucky that the tornado missed his house"; "a lucky guess") 2. (1) lucky -- (having or bringing good fortune; "my lucky day") 3. auspicious, encouraging, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous -- (tending to favor or bring good luck; "miracles are auspicious accidents"; "encouraging omens"; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision") Antonyms of adj lucky 3 senses of lucky Sense 1 lucky INDIRECT (VIA fortunate) -> unfortunate Sense 2 lucky (vs. unlucky) unlucky (vs. lucky), luckless => hexed, jinxed Sense 3 auspicious, encouraging, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous INDIRECT (VIA propitious) -> unpropitious Similarity of adj lucky 3 senses of lucky Sense 1 lucky => fortunate (vs. unfortunate) Sense 2 lucky (vs. unlucky) => apotropaic => hot => serendipitous Also See-> fortunate#1 Sense 3 auspicious, encouraging, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous => propitious (vs. unpropitious) Attributes of adj lucky Familiarity of adj lucky lucky used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj lucky happy-go-lucky lucky plucky unlucky Overview of adj lucky The adj lucky has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (11) lucky -- (blessed with good fortune; "considered himself lucky that the tornado missed his house"; "a lucky guess") 2. (1) lucky -- (having or bringing good fortune; "my lucky day") 3. auspicious, encouraging, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous -- (tending to favor or bring good luck; "miracles are auspicious accidents"; "encouraging omens"; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision")
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