fortunate meaning
EN
[ˈfɔɹtʃənɪt] [ˈfɔːtʃənɪt] 
US WFortunate
- "Fortunate" is a neo soul song from the 1999 motion picture Life and was released on the film's soundtrack. The song was written, composed, produced and arranged by R. Kelly and recorded by Maxwell.
- The song, Maxwell's biggest hit to date, spent eight weeks at number one on the US R&B chart and peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. It is his first number-one R&B hit, eventually followed by "Pretty Wings" in 2009.
- The song was made exclusively for the film and was played during the end credits.
- AdjectiveCOMmore fortunateSUPmost fortunatePREfor-SUF-ate
- Coming by good luck or favorable chance.
- Bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain.
- Presaging happiness.
- Auspicious.
- a fortunate event
- a fortunate concurrence of circumstances
- a fortunate investment
- Receiving some unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good which was not dependent on one's own skill or efforts.
- Lucky, favored by fortune.
- Coming by good luck or favorable chance.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- Some day, when you are tired of London, come down to Treadley, and expound to me your philosophy of pleasure over some admirable Burgundy I am fortunate enough to possess.
- United were second-best for long periods as they struggled to adapt to an unfamiliar line-up and were ultimately fortunate to leave Merseyside with their unbeaten league run still intact.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of fortunate in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "fortunate" is an adjective.