different between fortunate vs misfortunate

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)

1. Auspicious.

   It is a fortunate sign if the sun shines on a newly wedded couple.
2. Happening by good luck or favorable chance.

   Patrick was the unlikely match-winner as Berkeley earned a fortunate victory over Chisolm.
3. 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

1. feminine plural of fortunato

Latin

Etymology

From fort?n?tus (“fortunate, prosperous”)

Adverb

fort?n?t? (comparative fort?n?tius, superlative fort?n?tissim?)

1. 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)

English

Etymology

misfortune +? -ate or mis- +? fortunate

Adjective

misfortunate (comparative more misfortunate, superlative most misfortunate)

1. Having suffered misfortune; pitiable

Related terms

• fortunate
• unfortunate