Fortunate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Fortunate has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions

Adjective

having unexpected good fortune

"other, less fortunate, children died"

"a fortunate choice"

fortunate

supremely favored

"golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust"

"fortunate son"

fortunate golden

presaging good fortune

"she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"

"rosy predictions"

fortunate rosy

Auspicious.

"The opening of the ceremony was considered fortunate, as a rainbow appeared over the stage to bless the new leaders."

Example Sentences

"other, less fortunate, children died" adjective

"a fortunate choice" adjective

"golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust" adjective

"fortunate son" adjective

"she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school" adjective

"rosy predictions" adjective

Origin

The word "fortunate" comes from Latin fortūnātus, which was formed by combining fortūna meaning "fortune or luck" with a suffix that creates adjectives. It entered Middle English as an adjective describing someone favored by good fortune, rather than retaining the original sense of being literally made lucky through action.

Rhyming Words

ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate

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