fortunate
adjective
for·tu·nate
ˈfȯr-chə-nət 
ˈfȯrch-nət
1
: bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain : auspicious
made a fortunate investment
2
: receiving some unexpected good
How fortunate we are to get such a nice room!
fortunateness
noun
Examples of fortunate in a Sentence
How fortunate we were to find that restaurant!
We should try to help others who are less fortunate than ourselves.
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Other projects, however, might not be so fortunate.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 26 July 2025
While Spider-Man and the X-Men both enjoyed some success in their early 2000 movies, Fantastic Four fans were not as fortunate, with a pair of joke-heavy movies released in 2005 and 2007 to mostly poor reviews, and a disastrous 2015 reboot that made the first two shine in comparison.
—Oliver Staley, Time, 25 July 2025
Meche was in a very fortunate situation financially.
—Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 25 July 2025
There was a 4-3 loss against Houston, a 1-0 loss against Toronto and a fortunate 1-1 draw against Vancouver that likely would have been another L had star Whitecaps forward Brian White not missed a pair of sitters.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2025
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 26 July 2025
While Spider-Man and the X-Men both enjoyed some success in their early 2000 movies, Fantastic Four fans were not as fortunate, with a pair of joke-heavy movies released in 2005 and 2007 to mostly poor reviews, and a disastrous 2015 reboot that made the first two shine in comparison.
—Oliver Staley, Time, 25 July 2025
Meche was in a very fortunate situation financially.
—Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 25 July 2025
There was a 4-3 loss against Houston, a 1-0 loss against Toronto and a fortunate 1-1 draw against Vancouver that likely would have been another L had star Whitecaps forward Brian White not missed a pair of sitters.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2025
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“Fortunate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fortunate. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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fortunate
adjective
for·tu·nate
ˈfȯrch-(ə-)nət
1
: coming or happening by good luck : bringing good that was not expected
2
: receiving some unexpected or unearned good : lucky
fortunateness
noun
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