lucky
adjectivenountop 1 000 in film dialogue
- United States//ˈlʌki//
- Scotland//ˈlʌke//
- //ˈlʊki//
Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
adjective
- 1
Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
a lucky adventurer
The downed pilot is very lucky to be alive.
I thought my nephew a fool ; I now know that he is a doosed sensible fellow, and the luckiest dog in Christendom — luckiest dog in Christendom, I declare.
They sad ’cause they in their bowl / But fish in the bowl is lucky / They in for a worser fate
- 2
Producing, or resulting in, good fortune
a lucky mistake
a lucky cast
a lucky hour
A local doctor had bought one canvas and but for that lucky chance he would have been out of pocket.
Etymology
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”).
noun
- 1
seven
Forms
- comparative
- luckier, more lucky
- superlative
- luckiest, most lucky
lucky · Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
Lucky · A surname.lucrative · Producing a surplus; profitable.lucy · The northern pike (a kind of fish).