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fortunate

for·tu·nate

UK/ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/ US/ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nət/ fairly common

adjective

1.

having unexpected good fortune

  • “other, less fortunate, children died”
  • “a fortunate choice”
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2.

supremely favored or fortunate

  • “golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust”
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3.

presaging good fortune

  • “she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school”
  • “rosy predictions”
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Origin

From Middle English fortunat(e) (“fortunate”), from Latin fortūnātus, from fortūna (“fortune, luck”) + -ātus (adjective-forming suffix), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). See also Middle English fortunaten (“to assure the success (of), make fortunate”); cognate with French fortuné (“lucky”). By surface analysis, fortune + -ate.

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