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lucky

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[ luhk-ee ]
/ ˈlʌk i /
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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.

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RELATED WORDS

successful, hot, fortuitous, happy, advantageous, adventitious, auspicious, beneficial, benign, blessed, charmed, favored, felicitous, golden, hopeful, promising, propitious, prosperous, timely, well

Nearby words

  1. luckily,
  2. luckless,
  3. lucklessly,
  4. lucknow,
  5. luckpenny,
  6. lucky country,
  7. lucky dip,
  8. lucrative,
  9. lucratively,
  10. lucre

Origin of lucky

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First recorded in 1495–1505; luck + -y1
SYNONYMS FOR lucky
1 favored.
3 auspicious, propitious, favorable.
ANTONYMS FOR lucky
1 unfortunate.
Related formsluck·i·ness, noun

Synonym study

1. See fortunate.
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British Dictionary definitions for luckier

lucky

/ (ˈlʌkɪ) /

adjective luckier or luckiest

having or bringing good fortune
happening by chance, esp as desired
Derived Formsluckily, adverbluckiness, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for luckier

lucky

adj.

mid-15c., of persons; 1540s, of actions or objects, "likely to bring luck;" from luck + -y (2). Meaning "occurring by chance" is 1590s. Related: Luckier; luckiest; luckiness. Lucky break is attested from 1884 in billiards; 1872 as "failure or break-down which turns out to be fortunate." Lucky Strike as the name of a brand of cigarettes (originally chewing tobacco) popular mid-20c. is said to date from 1871; popular from 1935 when the brand’s maker picked up sponsorship of "Your Hit Parade" on radio.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Idioms and Phrases with luckier

lucky

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

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