Adjective: fortunate for-chu-nut
- Having unexpected good fortune
"other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice"
- Supremely favoured
"fortunate son";
- golden
- Presaging good fortune
"she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school";
- rosy
See also: auspicious, better off, blessed, blest, felicitous, flukey [Brit, informal], fluky [Brit, informal], fortuitous, good, happy, heaven-sent, jammy [Brit, informal], lucky, miraculous, privileged, providential, successful, well, well-off
Antonym: unfortunate
Encyclopedia: Fortunate