lucky

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see also: Lucky

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Etymology

From Middle English lukky, equivalent to .

Pronunciation

• enPR: lŭkʹē, IPA: /ˈlʌki/

Adjective

lucky (comparative luckier, superlative luckiest)

1. (of people) Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.

   Synonyms: fortunate, successful, Thesaurus:lucky

   a lucky adventurer

   The downed pilot is very lucky to be alive.

2. Producing, or resulting in, good fortune

   Synonyms: favorable, auspicious, favorable, fortunate, Thesaurus:auspicious

   a lucky mistake

   a lucky cast

   a lucky hour

Translations

• French: chanceux, heureux, veinard (colloquial)
• German: glücklich
• Italian: fortunato
• Portuguese: sortudo
• Russian: уда́чливый
• Spanish: afortunado, suertudo

Translations

• French: fortuné, chanceux, heureux, porte-bonheur
• German: glücklich
• Italian: fortunato
• Portuguese: sortudo
• Russian: счастли́вый
• Spanish: fortunado, afortunado

Translations

• German: glückbringend

Noun

lucky

1. (bingo) seven

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Lucky

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Proper noun

1. Surname.
2. A given name for a dog.

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