lucky

[ luhk-ee ]

/ ˈlʌk i /

adjective, luck·i·er, luck·i·est.

having or marked by good luck; fortunate: That was my lucky day.

happening fortunately: a lucky accident.

bringing or foretelling good luck, or supposed to do so: a lucky penny.

Nearby words

luckie, luckily, luckless, lucknow, luckpenny, lucky, lucky country, lucky dip, lucrative, lucre, lucretia

Origin of lucky

First recorded in 1495–1505; luck + -y¹

SYNONYMS FOR lucky

1 favored.

3 auspicious, propitious, favorable.

ANTONYMS FOR lucky

1 unfortunate.

Related forms

luck·i·ness, noun

Synonym study

1. See fortunate.

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Examples from the Web for luckier

She was luckier than Kim Chol, vice minister of the army, who was executed with a mortar round in October 2012.
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One 17-year-old male lost a forearm in 2012, while a 20-year-old was luckier and escaped with a just bite to his ankle.
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They were luckier than the seven who were shot on this same corer in February.
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Lev, the son of a Moscow intelligentsia family, was luckier than the fictional Ivan Denisovich.
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She was luckier than most, though, in that she was—relatively speaking—quickly diagnosed.
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Sometimes one general, luckier or wiser than the rest, appeared the sole governor of the State.
The Eighteen Christian Centuries|James White
But he is luckier in having you than in having his friend, although I don't deny I've been a good friend to him.
McClure's Magazine December, 1895|Edited by Ida M. Tarbell
It seems that hes no luckier at these Thomassinets—Thomassinires—than he is anywhere else!
The Milkmaid of Montfermeil (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XX)|Charles Paul de Kock
And when at last he could linger no longer, he took up his hope even as he had laid it down, in the expectation of a luckier day.
The Storm Centre|Charles Egbert Craddock
A Count Marazzani, who was here three weeks ago, and told me he had been luckier than you, as he had made his escape.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

British Dictionary definitions for luckier

lucky

/ (ˈlʌkɪ) /

adjective luckier or luckiest

having or bringing good fortune

happening by chance, esp as desired

Derived Forms

luckily, adverbluckiness, noun

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Idioms and Phrases with luckier

lucky

see born under a lucky star; strike it rich (lucky); thank one's lucky stars.

lucky

adjective, luck·i·er, luck·i·est.

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British Dictionary definitions for luckier

lucky

adjective luckier or luckiest

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