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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Origin of lucky

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First recorded in 1495–1505; luck + -y1

synonym study for lucky

1. See fortunate.

OTHER WORDS FROM lucky

luck·i·ness, noun

Words nearby lucky

luckie, luckily, luckless, lucknow, luckpenny, lucky, lucky country, lucky dip, lucrative, lucre, lucretia
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Words related to luckiest

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

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British Dictionary definitions for luckiest

lucky
/ (ˈlʌkɪ) /

adjective luckier or luckiest

having or bringing good fortune
happening by chance, esp as desired

Derived forms of lucky

luckily, adverbluckiness, noun
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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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