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lucky

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luck·y  (lk)
adj. luck·i·er, luck·i·est
1. Having or attended by good luck. See Synonyms at happy.
2. Occurring by chance; fortuitous.
3. Believed to bring good luck: hoped to draw a lucky number.

lucki·ness n.

lucky
Adjective
[luckier, luckiest]
1. having or bringing good fortune
2. happening by chance, esp. as desired
luckily adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.lucky - occurring by chance; "a lucky escape"; "a lucky guess"
fortunate - having unexpected good fortune; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice"
2.lucky - having or bringing good fortune; "my lucky day"; "a lucky man"
fortunate - having unexpected good fortune; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice"
luckless, unlucky - having or bringing misfortune; "Friday the 13th is an unlucky date"
3.lucky - presaging or likely to bring good luck; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision"
propitious - presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success; "propitious omens"; "propitious gales speeded us along"; "a propitious alignment of planets for space exploration"

lucky
adjective 1. fortunate, successful, favoured, charmed, blessed, prosperous, jammy Brit. (slang) serendipitous << OPPOSITE unlucky
Translations

lucky [ˈlʌkɪ] adjafortunado
lucky [ˈlʌkɪ] luck adj [person] → qui a de la chance; [coincidence] → heureux/euse; [number etc] → qui porte bonheur
lucky [ˈlʌkɪ] luck adj [situation, event] → glücklich; [object] → Glück bringend; [person];
to be lucky → Glück haben;
to have a lucky escape → noch einmal davonkommen;
lucky charm → Glücksbringer m
lucky [ˈlʌkɪ] adjfortunato/a; [number etc] → che porta fortuna


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Trent has been, I shall consider myself very lucky indeed.
You made a lucky guess; and that is all that can be said.
I see now that it is lucky I could recall but little more.
 
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