lucky
See also: Lucky
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English lukky, equivalent to luck + -y. Cognate with Scots lucky (“lucky”), West Frisian lokkich (“lucky, fortunate”), Dutch gelukkig (“lucky, fortunate, happy”). Compare also Danish lykkelig (“happy”), Swedish lycklig (“happy, lucky”), German glücklich (“happy”), Saterland Frisian glukkelk (“happy”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
lucky (comparative luckier or more lucky, superlative luckiest or most lucky)
- (of people) Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
- Synonyms: fortunate, successful; see also Thesaurus:lucky
- a lucky adventurer
- The downed pilot is very lucky to be alive.
- 1989, “Under the Sea”, in Howard Ashman (lyrics), Alan Menken (music), The Little Mermaid:
- They sad ’cause they in their bowl / But fish in the bowl is lucky / They in for a worser fate
- Producing, or resulting in, good fortune
- Synonyms: favorable, auspicious, favorable, fortunate; see also Thesaurus:auspicious
- a lucky mistake
- a lucky cast
- a lucky hour
Derived terms edit
- blessky
- cut one's lucky
- get lucky
- happy-go-lucky
- lucky bag
- lucky bamboo
- lucky break
- lucky charm
- lucky clover
- Lucky Country
- lucky devil
- lucky dip
- lucky dog
- lucky draw
- lucky duck
- lucky duckling
- lucky grouper
- lucky imaging
- lucky loser
- lucky money
- lucky nut
- Lucky Pierre
- lucky star
- lucky streak
- lucky you
- one should be so lucky
- strike it lucky
- strike lucky
- strike me lucky
- third time lucky
- today's lucky 10,000
- today's lucky 10,000
- today's lucky 10,000
- unlucky
- you have to be good to be lucky
Translations edit
of people, having good fortune
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being good by chance
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resulting in good luck
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Noun edit
lucky