lucky, fortunate, happy, providential mean meeting with unforeseen success. lucky stresses the role of chance in bringing about a favorable result.

We use the noun luck and the adjective lucky to talk about good things happening by chance, and not because of our own efforts: … you should be so lucky! There are those who are lucky or …

1. having or marked by good luck; fortunate: That was my lucky day. 2. happening fortunately: a lucky accident. 3. believed to bring or foretell good luck: a lucky penny.

happening by good fortune: a lucky accident. believed to bring good luck: a lucky penny. fortunate: That was my lucky day. happening fortunately: a lucky accident. bringing or …

Oct 8, 2025 · lucky (comparative luckier or more lucky, superlative luckiest or most lucky) The downed pilot is very lucky to be alive. I thought my nephew a fool ; I now know that he is a …

Definition of lucky adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

LUCKY definition: having or marked by good luck; fortunate. See examples of lucky used in a sentence.

If you describe an action or experience as lucky, you mean that it was good or successful, and that it happened by chance and not as a result of planning or preparation.

• I'm lucky to live in a nice house and be married to such a nice man. • There are monkeys and zebra, and if you're lucky you might see a lion. be lucky to do/be something • He's lucky to be …

LUCKY meaning: 1 : having good luck fortunate; 2 : producing a good result by chance resulting from good luck