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Lucky has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Adjective
1

occurring by chance

"a lucky escape"

"a lucky guess"

2

having or bringing good fortune

"my lucky day"

"a lucky man"

3

presaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome

"a favorable time to ask for a raise"

"lucky stars"

"a prosperous moment to make a decision"

4

Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.

"She felt incredibly lucky when her favorite lottery numbers were drawn on the same day she bought a ticket."

In plain English: Lucky means you get something good or avoid something bad just by chance without trying hard.

"We were lucky to find a parking spot so close to the restaurant."

Usage: Use "lucky" to describe someone or something that experiences favorable outcomes through chance rather than skill or effort. It correctly applies to situations where good fortune occurs unexpectedly, such as finding money on the ground or winning a prize by accident.

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"The lucky family has owned that house for three generations."

Example Sentences
"We were lucky to find a parking spot so close to the restaurant." adj
"She felt lucky to find her keys right before leaving for work." adj
"It was incredibly lucky that the rain stopped just as we arrived at the park." adj
"Nobody is truly lucky without some hard work behind them." adj
Related Terms
Antonyms
luckless

Origin

The word "lucky" comes from Middle English lukky, which combined the root for luck with a suffix meaning "-y." It is related to similar words in Dutch and German that mean both lucky and happy.

Rhyming Words
ecky icky fucky wicky becky nicky hecky rocky lecky ticky mucky pecky zacky socky ricky bicky dicky picky cocky vicky
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