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lucky1

[luhk-ee]
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adjective, luck·i·er, luck·i·est.
  1. having or marked by good luck; fortunate: That was my lucky day.
  2. happening fortunately: a lucky accident.
  3. bringing or foretelling good luck, or supposed to do so: a lucky penny.
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Origin of lucky1

First recorded in 1495–1505; luck + -y1
Related formsluck·i·ness, noun

Synonyms

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1. favored. 3. auspicious, propitious, favorable.

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1. See fortunate.

Antonyms

1. unfortunate.
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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

Examples from the Web for luckiest

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  • So this capture of Naomi was the luckiest chance that could have befallen him at such a moment.

    The Scapegoat

    Hall Caine

  • You mean—no matter—I suppose the luckiest hand is not all trumps!

    Lord Kilgobbin

    Charles Lever

  • Do you ever look upon yourself as the luckiest fellow in Europe, Upton?

    The Fortunes Of Glencore

    Charles James Lever

  • Isn't it the luckiest thing that everyone hasn't the same likes?

    Mary Rose of Mifflin

    Frances R. Sterrett

  • Isn't it the luckiest thing that Ella had so many beautiful clothes!

    Mary Rose of Mifflin

    Frances R. Sterrett

British Dictionary definitions for luckiest

lucky

adjective luckier or luckiest
  1. having or bringing good fortune
  2. happening by chance, esp as desired
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Derived Formsluckily, adverbluckiness, noun
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Word Origin and History for luckiest

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.

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Idioms and Phrases with luckiest

lucky

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

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