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fortunately en · ADV

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nətli/ weak vowel merger
• [ˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nəʔ.li] weak vowel merger
• /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/ (General-American)
• [ˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nɪʔ.li] (General-American)
• /ˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nət.li/ weak vowel merger
• /ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nɪt.li/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English fortunate Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English fortunately From fortunate + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a fortunate manner.
2. It is (or was, etc) fortunate that.
   • My mom has fortunately agreed to help us with the science project for school.
   • Fortunately for the noncampers, half of the hotel rooms overlook the seaside stage, making attendance almost automatic, and very convenient in bad weather. 2015 September 10, Lynn Zinser, “At Hawaii Resort, Yoga by Day, Party by Night”, in The New York Times:
   • Most pitchside medical staff fortunately will never have to treat a life threatening injury on the field of play. 2005, Gregory P. Whyte, Mark Harries, Clyde Williams, ABC of sports and exercise medicine, page 4:
   • Fortunately for Sam, his pet hamster was alive.
   • […]the best thing to do is to curl up with a good goose-flesher and try to forget, and fortunately I had packed among my effects one called Murder at Greystone Grange. 1949, P.G. Wodehouse, The Mating Season:
   • Fortunately — very fortunately — the American people have a happy alternative to this bankrupt Republican campaign and its captive candidate. 1952, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, page 807:

Forms

Deriveds

unfortunately

Synonyms

auspiciously (in a fortunate manner) · luckily (it is fortunate that) · thankfully (it is fortunate that) · mercifully (it is fortunate that) · luckily (in a fortunate manner) · happily (it is fortunate that)

Translations (94)

ru счастли́во (in a fortunate manner) · cmn 幸好 (it is fortunate that) · pl szczęśliwie (in a fortunate manner) · sv som tur är (it is fortunate that) · tl sa kabutihang palad (it is fortunate that) · de glücklicherweise (it is fortunate that) · el ευτυχώς (in a fortunate manner) · fa خوشبختانه (it is fortunate that) · cmn 幸好 (in a fortunate manner) · ja 幸運にも (it is fortunate that) · ro din fericire (it is fortunate that) · mi mokori anō (it is fortunate that) · lv par laimi (it is fortunate that) · eo feliĉe (in a fortunate manner) · uk на ща́стя (it is fortunate that) · fi onneksi (it is fortunate that) · sh nasreću (in a fortunate manner) · be уда́чна (in a fortunate manner) · es por suerte (it is fortunate that) · ar لِحُسْن اَلْحَظّ (it is fortunate that) · sv lyckligtvis (it is fortunate that) · nl gelukkigerwijs (in a fortunate manner) · uk уда́тно (in a fortunate manner) · be шчаслі́ва (in a fortunate manner) · hy բարեբախտաբար (in a fortunate manner) · hy բարեբախտաբար (it is fortunate that) · de Gott sei Dank (it is fortunate that) · ru успе́шно (in a fortunate manner) · cmn 幸得 (in a fortunate manner) · cs naštěstí (it is fortunate that) · de zum Glück (it is fortunate that) · cmn 所幸 (in a fortunate manner) · la feliciter (it is fortunate that) · cs naštěstí (in a fortunate manner) · es afortunadamente (in a fortunate manner) · ru к сча́стью (it is fortunate that) · fr heureusement (in a fortunate manner) · uk успі́шно (in a fortunate manner) · tr Allah'tan (it is fortunate that) · sv lyckligtvis (in a fortunate manner) · el ευτυχώς (it is fortunate that) · lt laimei (it is fortunate that) · be паспяхо́ва (in a fortunate manner) · tr iyi ki (it is fortunate that) · de glücklich (in a fortunate manner) · nrf par bounheur (it is fortunate that) · bg за щастие (it is fortunate that) · ko 다행스럽게도 (it is fortunate that) · be уда́ла (in a fortunate manner) · tr neyse ki (it is fortunate that) · fa خوشبختانه (in a fortunate manner) · fr heureusement (it is fortunate that) · ko 운 좋게도 (it is fortunate that) · tr çok şükür (it is fortunate that) · nb heldigvis (it is fortunate that) · nl gelukkig (in a fortunate manner) · es dichosamente (it is fortunate that) · ka საბედნიეროდ (in a fortunate manner) · fi onnekkaasti (in a fortunate manner) · mi māringanui (it is fortunate that) · hu szerencsésen (in a fortunate manner) · uk вда́ло (in a fortunate manner) · nl gelukkig (it is fortunate that) · da heldigvis (it is fortunate that) · id untungnya (it is fortunate that) · it fortunatamente (it is fortunate that) · bg сполучливо (in a fortunate manner) · ca feliçment (it is fortunate that) · pt felizmente (it is fortunate that) · mi maringanui (it is fortunate that) · pl na szczęście (it is fortunate that) · ia fortunatemente (it is fortunate that) · fr par bonheur (it is fortunate that) · el για καλή μου τύχη (it is fortunate that) · de mit Glück (in a fortunate manner) · hu szerencsére (it is fortunate that) · ca afortunadament (in a fortunate manner) · nb heldigvis (in a fortunate manner) · pt afortunadamente (in a fortunate manner) · uk щасли́во (in a fortunate manner) · ru уда́чно (in a fortunate manner) · az xoşbəxtlikdən (it is fortunate that) · lt laimei (in a fortunate manner) · ka საბედნიეროდ (it is fortunate that) · it fortunatamente (in a fortunate manner) · sk našťastie (it is fortunate that) · fr par chance (it is fortunate that) · be на шча́сце (it is fortunate that) · bg щастливо (in a fortunate manner) · mi māringanui (in a fortunate manner) · it per fortuna (it is fortunate that) · es afortunadamente (it is fortunate that) · nl gelukkigerwijs (it is fortunate that) · nn heldigvis (in a fortunate manner)