lucky
Meaning
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- Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
- Producing, or resulting in, good fortune
Synonyms
good omen
good-starred
in luck
happy person
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlʌki/
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”).
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