lucky
//ˈlʌki//
informalForms
- Comparative
- luckier
- Superlative
- luckiest
Definitions
1.Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
- The downed pilot is very lucky to be alive.
- 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.
2.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.
1.seven
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1726
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Common
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Uncommon
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Etymology
From Middle English lukky, equivalent to luck + -y.
Cognate with Scots lucky (“lucky”), West Frisian lokkich (“lucky, fortunate”), Dutch gelukkig (“lucky, fortunate, happy”).