Definitions for fortunate

fortunate for·tu·nate

Spelling: [fawr-chuh-nit]
IPA: /ˈfɔr tʃə nɪt/

Fortunate is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 396 anagrams from letters in fortunate (aefnorttu).

Definitions for fortunate

adjective

  1. having good fortune; receiving good from uncertain or unexpected sources; lucky:
  2. bringing or indicating good fortune: resulting favorably; auspicious:
  3. well-to-do; comfortable; prosperous:

Origin of fortunate

1350-1400; Middle English fortunat Latin fortūnātus made prosperous or happy (past participle of fortūnāre). See fortune, Examples for fortunate

It was fortunate that, in this case, no fears could be entertained.

But am I so fortunate as to find you willing to return with me?

She is aware that both personally and professionally, she has been fortunate.

“He is fortunate he found himself in the same room,” David Kirkpatrick, author of a book about the website, told the Times.

I am fortunate that I have never been deathly ill, but whenever I have the stomach flu, I most certainly feel like I am dying.

“It was the least fortunate or unlucky place to be born female,” she said.

You are, indeed, fortunate in having escaped from the snare he laid for you.

Going to his office, he was fortunate enough to find him in, and unengaged.

Unless we are fortunate enough to find some, retreat is inevitable.

If America is fortunate, the economy will continue to improve, while the 2016 campaign will focus on what ails the country.

Word Value for fortunate
Scrable

12

Words with friends

14

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