lucky en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- lŭkʹē
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- /ˈlʌke/ (Scotland)
- /ˈlʊki/ (Northern-England)
- /ˈlʌki/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English lukky, equivalent to luck + -y. Cognate with Scots lucky (“lucky”), West Frisian lokkich (“lucky, fortunate”), Dutch gelukkig (“lucky, fortunate, happy”). Compare also Danish lykkelig (“happy”), Swedish lycklig (“happy, lucky”), German glücklich (“happy”), Saterland Frisian glukkelk (“happy”).
Meanings
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(of people) Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
a lucky adventurer
They sad ’cause they in their bowl / But fish in the bowl is lucky / They in for a worser fate
1989, “Under the Sea”, in Howard Ashman (lyrics), Alan Menken (music), The Little Mermaid:The downed pilot is very lucky to be alive.
The luckier and less disabled ones manned lifts or were posted at the doors of public buildings, a uniformed and bemedalled conciergerie who were more often than not unhelpful, making the most of whatever petty authority they were invested with.
2011, Alan Bennett, “Baffled at a Bookcase”, in London Review of Books, XXXIII.15:I thought my nephew a fool ; I now know that he is a doosed sensible fellow, and the luckiest dog in Christendom — luckiest dog in Christendom, I declare.
1872, Laurence William M. Lockhart, Fair to see, page 149:
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Producing, or resulting in, good fortune
A local doctor had bought one canvas and but for that lucky chance he would have been out of pocket.
1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 17:a lucky hour
a lucky mistake
a lucky cast
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| luckiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| most lucky | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| luckier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| more lucky | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
cursed · unlucky · unfortunate
Deriveds
lucky streak · lucky grouper · strike me lucky · luckiness · today's lucky 10,000 · lucky stiff · one should be so lucky · you have to be good to be lucky · lucky you · lucky charm · lucky scoop · luckily · superlucky · strike lucky · happy-go-lucky · get lucky · lucky loser · Lucky Country · strike it lucky · lucky draw · lucky bamboo · cut one's lucky · lucky duck · unlucky · lucky money · lucky clover · lucky break · lucky devil · Lucky Pierre · lucky dog · lucky imaging · lucky nut · lucky bag · third time lucky · lucky girl syndrome · lucky star · lucky dip · today's lucky ten thousand · lucky duckling
Relateds
Synonyms
charmed · fortunate · fortunate · happy · teratical · fortunate · fortunate · sonsy · serendipitous · serendipitous · lucky · auspicious · fortuitous · favorable · providential · freak · prosperous · propitious · favorable · lucky · fortuitous · successful · auspicious · auspicial
Translations (183)
ru уда́чный (being good by chance) · ru счастли́вый (of people, having good fortune) · sh сретан (being good by chance) · lo ສຸພັກ (of people, having good fortune) · tr şanslı (of people, having good fortune) · cs mít kliku (of people, having good fortune) · sh имати среће (of people, having good fortune) · nl boffend (being good by chance) · nl gelukkig (being good by chance) · es afortunado (of people, having good fortune) · fi onnekas (being good by chance) · ru фарти́ть (of people, having good fortune) · ko 운수 좋은 (of people, having good fortune) · el τυχερός (of people, having good fortune) · ar مَحْظُوظ (of people, having good fortune) · cs mít štěstí (of people, having good fortune) · fr porte-bonheur (being good by chance) · nl gelukkig (of people, having good fortune) · no heldig (of people, having good fortune) · sh srećan (being good by chance) · es afortunado (being good by chance) · es suertero (of people, having good fortune) · cmn 福氣 /福气 (of people, having good fortune) · af gelukkig (of people, having good fortune) · vi may (being good by chance) · es lechero (of people, having good fortune) · uk ща́сний (of people, having good fortune) · be шчаслі́віцца (of people, having good fortune) · la fēlīx (of people, having good fortune) · cmn 福 (of people, having good fortune) · ru уда́чный (of people, having good fortune) · vi may (of people, having good fortune) · th มีโชคดี (of people, having good fortune) · fr veinard (of people, having good fortune) · es fortunado (being good by chance) · da heldig (of people, having good fortune) · vi may mắn (being good by chance) · yi גליקלעך (of people, having good fortune) · sv lycklig (being good by chance) · sl srečen (being good by chance) · sip སྐལ་ལྡན (of people, having good fortune) · af gelukkig (being good by chance) · sh срећан (of people, having good fortune) · hy բարեբախտ (being good by chance) · pt sortudo (of people, having good fortune) · sv tursam (being good by chance) · ky ырыстуу (of people, having good fortune) · ga méanar (being good by chance) · hi ख़ुशक़िस्मत (of people, having good fortune) · th เฮง (of people, having good fortune) · ga ádhúil (being good by chance) · fi onnekas (of people, having good fortune) · sk šťastný (being good by chance) · lv veiksmīgs (of people, having good fortune) · ru везу́чий (of people, having good fortune) · ckb بەختەوەر (being good by chance) · fr heureux (being good by chance) · sh imati sreće (of people, having good fortune) · ja 幸運 (of people, having good fortune) · da heldig (being good by chance) · cmn 吉祥 (of people, having good fortune) · uk талани́ти (of people, having good fortune) · fa خوشبخت (of people, having good fortune) · it fortunato (being good by chance) · ca astruc (of people, having good fortune) · th โอกาสดี (being good by chance) · la faustus (of people, having good fortune) · sco weirdly (being good by chance) · tr uğurlu (being good by chance) · sv lyckosam (of people, having good fortune) · be шча́сціць (of people, having good fortune) · ru уда́чливый (of people, having good fortune) · cy ffodus (of people, having good fortune) · ota اوغورلو (being good by chance) · sh sretan (being good by chance) · oc astruc (of people, having good fortune) · alt урматту (of people, having good fortune) · de glücklich (being good by chance) · la faustus (being good by chance) · vi hên (of people, having good fortune) · hu mázlis (being good by chance) · fr chanceux (being good by chance) · ga sonasach (of people, having good fortune) · ru счастли́виться (of people, having good fortune) · cy lwcus (being good by chance) · ca afortunat (being good by chance) · bg късметли́я (of people, having good fortune) · ru хоро́ший (being good by chance) · ja 運の良い (being good by chance) · de glücklich (of people, having good fortune) · ckb بەختەوەر (of people, having good fortune) · ar مَحْظُوظ (being good by chance) · vi may mắn (of people, having good fortune) · nl succesvol (of people, having good fortune) · ka ბედნიერი (of people, having good fortune) · grc μάκαρ (of people, having good fortune) · fr heureux (of people, having good fortune) · el γουρλής (resulting in good luck) · az bəxtəvər (of people, having good fortune) · tr talihli (of people, having good fortune) · sh srećan (of people, having good fortune) · cs šťastný (being good by chance) · grc εὐαίων (of people, having good fortune) · eo bonŝanciga (resulting in good luck) · tl manigo (of people, having good fortune) · hi भाग्यशाली (being good by chance) · fi hyväonninen (of people, having good fortune) · cmn 幸運 /幸运 (being good by chance) · cmn 吉利 (of people, having good fortune) · yi מזלדיק (of people, having good fortune) · ckb خۆشبەخت (of people, having good fortune) · fa خوششانس (being good by chance) · bg късметли́йка (of people, having good fortune) · az bəxtli (of people, having good fortune) · be шчаслі́вы (of people, having good fortune) · ja ラッキー (of people, having good fortune) · be шчаслі́вы (being good by chance) · ka იღბლიანი (of people, having good fortune) · es lechoso (of people, having good fortune) · fa بختیار (of people, having good fortune) · la prosperus (being good by chance) · hu szerencsés (of people, having good fortune) · mk среќен (being good by chance) · la fēlīx (being good by chance) · hy հաջող (being good by chance) · ota میمون (being good by chance) · cy ffodus (being good by chance) · cmn 幸運 /幸运 (of people, having good fortune) · az bəxti gətirən (of people, having good fortune) · la fortūnātus (of people, having good fortune) · it fortunato (of people, having good fortune) · ar جَالِب للحَظّ (resulting in good luck) · be шанцава́ць (of people, having good fortune) · nv bízháneeʼ (of people, having good fortune) · cs být klikař (of people, having good fortune) · pt sortudo (being good by chance) · alt ырысту (of people, having good fortune) · hu szerencsés (being good by chance) · ckb خۆشبەخت (being good by chance) · sh срећан (being good by chance) · pl szczęśliwy (being good by chance) · is lánsamur (of people, having good fortune) · fr fortuné (being good by chance) · ru счастли́вый (being good by chance) · eo bonŝanca (of people, having good fortune) · uk щасли́вий (of people, having good fortune) · hi भाग्यशाली (of people, having good fortune) · sq fatlum (of people, having good fortune) · ca afortunat (of people, having good fortune) · ko 운수 좋은 (being good by chance) · be уда́члівы (of people, having good fortune) · nl geluks- (resulting in good luck) · ko 운이 좋은 (of people, having good fortune) · bg щастли́в (being good by chance) · tr ballı (of people, having good fortune) · cy lwcus (of people, having good fortune) · uk щасли́вий (being good by chance) · is heppinn (of people, having good fortune) · fi onnellinen (being good by chance) · th มีโชค (of people, having good fortune) · nl gelukbrengend (resulting in good luck) · ru везти́ (of people, having good fortune) · he בר מזל (of people, having good fortune) · hy բախտավոր (of people, having good fortune) · de glückbringend (resulting in good luck) · fr chanceux (of people, having good fortune) · ro norocos (of people, having good fortune) · is gæfusamur (of people, having good fortune) · tr uğurlu (of people, having good fortune) · ota میمون (of people, having good fortune) · sco weirdly (of people, having good fortune) · es suertudo (of people, having good fortune) · ang ġesǣliġ (of people, having good fortune) · uk щасти́ти (of people, having good fortune) · ota اوغورلو (of people, having good fortune) · pl szczęśliwy (of people, having good fortune) · ja 運のよい (of people, having good fortune) · uk ща́сний (being good by chance) · grc εὐτυχής (of people, having good fortune) · hu mázlista (of people, having good fortune) · es a la champa (resulting in good luck) · ko 운이 좋은 (being good by chance) · ms bertuah (of people, having good fortune)