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fortunate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fortunatus.
Morphologically fortune +? -ate.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?f??t???n?t/, /?f??t???n?t/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?f??t???n?t/, /?f??t??n?t/
- (General American, weak-vowel merger) IPA(key): [?fo?t???n?t?], [?fo?t??n?t?]
- Hyphenation: for?tu?nate
Adjective
fortunate (comparative more fortunate, superlative most fortunate)
- Auspicious.
- It is a fortunate sign if the sun shines on a newly wedded couple.
- Happening by good luck or favorable chance.
- Patrick was the unlikely match-winner as Berkeley earned a fortunate victory over Chisolm.
- Favored by fortune.
- This is a time when we think of those less fortunate than ourselves.
Synonyms
- (auspicious): rosy; see also Thesaurus:auspicious
- (happening by favorable chance): lucky; see also Thesaurus:lucky
- (favored by fortune): privileged, successful; see also Thesaurus:prosperous
Antonyms
- unlucky
- unfortunate
Derived terms
- unfortunately
- fortunately
Translations
See also
- unluckily
- luckily
References
- fortunate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- fortunate at OneLook Dictionary Search
Italian
Adjective
fortunate
- feminine plural of fortunato
Latin
Etymology
From fort?n?tus (“fortunate, prosperous”)
Adverb
fort?n?t? (comparative fort?n?tius, superlative fort?n?tissim?)
- prosperously, fortunately
Related terms
- fort?n?tus
- fort?n?
References
- fortunate in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- fortunate in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- fortunate in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)
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licky
English
Etymology
lick +? -y
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?ki
Adjective
licky (comparative lickier, superlative lickiest)
- Prone to licking.
- 2003, Michael Wordsmiff, James Baggit and the Storyteller's Ring - Page 13
- He was a proper dog; a great, woolly, lolloping beast with huge paddy paws, a waggy tail and a very licky tongue.
- 2007, Augusten Burroughs, Possible Side Effects : True Stories - Page 25
- As soon as the dog was safely enclosed within the area of our legs, it became happy and licky. He ran to one then the other. Then he sat on the floor and watched us watching him.
- 2003, Michael Wordsmiff, James Baggit and the Storyteller's Ring - Page 13
See also
- licky-licky
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