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fortunate
adjective
1 fortunate
Having unexpected good fortune.
Roget 134:
opportune,
timely,
well-timed,
timeful†,
seasonable.
providential,
lucky,
fortunate,
happy,
favorable,
propitious,
auspicious,
critical;
suitable
etc.
23;
obiter dicta.
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Roget 734:
prosperous;
thriving
etc.
v.;
in a fair way,
buoyant;
well off,
well to do,
well to do in the world;
set up,
at one's ease;
rich
etc.
803;
in good case;
in full,
in high feather;
fortunate,
lucky,
in luck;
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth,
born under a lucky star;
on the sunny side of the hedge.
auspicious,
propitious,
providential.
palmy,
halcyon;
agreeable
etc.
829;
couleur de rose [Fr.].
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2 fortunate
Supremely favored:
— Fortunate son.
synonym: golden.
3 fortunate
Presaging good fortune:
— She made a fortunate decision to go to medical school.
synonym: rosy.
Moby thesaurus: advantageous, appropriate, assured of success, auspicious, befitting, benign, benignant, blessed, blessed with luck, bright, coming, convenient, crowned with success, dexter, expedient, fair, favorable, favored, favoring, felicitous, fit, fitting, fortuitous, full of promise, golden, good, happy, in luck, lucky, lucky dog, made, man of substance, meet, of good omen, of happy portent, of promise, on the up-and-up, on top, opportune, out in front, promising, propitious, prosperous, providential, ripe, seasonable, sortable, succeeding, successful, suitable, surefire, timely, triumphant, well, well-timed, white ... show more.
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