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fortunate definition
fortunate |
Grep of noun fortunate unfortunate Overview of adj fortunate The adj fortunate has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (7) fortunate -- (having unexpected good fortune; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice") 2. (1) favored, fortunate, golden -- (supremely favored or fortunate; "golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust") 3. fortunate, hopeful, rosy -- (presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"; "rosy predictions") Antonyms of adj fortunate 3 senses of fortunate Sense 1 fortunate (vs. unfortunate) unfortunate (vs. fortunate) => abject => black, calamitous, disastrous, fatal, fateful => castaway, shipwrecked => dispossessed, homeless, roofless => hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched => doomed, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred, unlucky => infelicitous, unhappy => regrettable, too bad Sense 2 favored, fortunate, golden INDIRECT (VIA blessed) -> cursed, curst Sense 3 fortunate, hopeful, rosy INDIRECT (VIA auspicious) -> inauspicious, unfortunate Similarity of adj fortunate 3 senses of fortunate Sense 1 fortunate (vs. unfortunate) => better off(prenominal) => felicitous, happy => fortuitous => good, well(prenominal) => heaven-sent, providential, miraculous => lucky => well-off Also See-> lucky#2; privileged#1; successful#1 Sense 2 favored, fortunate, golden => blessed (vs. cursed), blest Sense 3 fortunate, hopeful, rosy => auspicious (vs. inauspicious) Attributes of adj fortunate Familiarity of adj fortunate fortunate used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj fortunate fortunate misfortunate unfortunate Overview of adj fortunate The adj fortunate has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (7) fortunate -- (having unexpected good fortune; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice") 2. (1) favored, fortunate, golden -- (supremely favored or fortunate; "golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust") 3. fortunate, hopeful, rosy -- (presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"; "rosy predictions")
fortunate definition
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