lucky

[ 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.

OTHER WORDS FOR lucky

1 blessed.

3 auspicious, propitious, favorable.

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OPPOSITES FOR lucky

1 unfortunate.

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Origin of lucky

First recorded in 1495–1505; luck + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM lucky

luck·i·ness, noun

Other definitions for lucky (2 of 2)

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or luck·ie

[ luhk-ee ]

/ ˈlʌk i /

noun, plural luck·ies.Scot.

a familiar name applied to an elderly woman, especially a grandmother; granny.

a familiar name applied to a woman, as one's wife or a barmaid.

Origin of lucky

First recorded in 1710–20; luck + -y²

How to use lucky in a sentence

Yet today l consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.
The Stacks: The Day Lou Gehrig Delivered Baseball’s Gettysburg Address|Ray Robinson|July 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At their luckiest, some writers skewer the present while accidentally anticipating events to come.
This 1979 Novel Predicted Putin’s Invasion Of Crimea|Michael Weiss|May 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Though, I still do run the Bobcat from time to time … I swear, my timing has made me the luckiest Marine.
A Man to Believe In: Eulogy for Marine Master Sergeant Aaron Torian|Elliot Ackerman|March 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The luckiest of them proceeded through the snow to a playground where Hoffman had often taken his three children.
Philip Seymour Hoffman and the Mourner’s Playground|Michael Daly|February 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Until that day comes, CG Technology CEO Lee Amaitis might be the luckiest man in Las Vegas.
Las Vegas Betting Scandal Earns $5.5 Million Fine but the Boss Walks|John L. Smith|January 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The same man answered: Luckiest for him was it that he gave King Svein his life.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)|Snorri Sturluson
You are the luckiest of men in having successfully managed to escape from this first dangerous pass in conjugal life.
The Petty Troubles of Married Life, Complete|Honore de Balzac
It is, however, the luckiest event that could befall this country, for all may now be recovered.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2|Egerton Ryerson
When I remember it all, I think I'm the luckiest fellow in the world.
An Old Man's Love|Anthony Trollope
Unluckier Household, which once seemed the luckiest of the world, was never known.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle

British Dictionary definitions for lucky

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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Other Idioms and Phrases with lucky

lucky

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

lucky

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Origin of lucky

OTHER WORDS FROM lucky

Other definitions for lucky (2 of 2)

or luck·ie

Origin of lucky

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