different between fortunate vs timely

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

From Middle English timely, tymely, timliche, from Old English *t?ml?c (adj) and t?ml??e (“in good time; timely; soon”, adverb), equivalent to time +? -ly. Cognate with Danish timelig, Swedish timlig, Icelandic tímalegur, tímanlegur.

Pronunciation

• enPR: t?m?l?, IPA^(key): /?ta?mli/

Adjective

timely (comparative timelier, superlative timeliest)

1. Done at the proper time or within the proper time limits; prompt.

   Synonyms: on time, well-timed; see also Thesaurus:punctual

   Antonyms: ill-timed, late; see also Thesaurus:overdue
2. Happening or appearing at the proper time.

   Synonyms: opportune, seasonable; see also Thesaurus:timely

   Antonyms: inopportune, unseasonable; see also Thesaurus:untimely
3. (obsolete) Keeping time or measure.

Derived terms

Translations

Adverb

timely (comparative more timely, superlative most timely)

1. (archaic) In good time; early, quickly.
   • 2000, George RR Martin, A Storm of Swords, Bantam 2011, p. 587:

     ‘If I had been born more timely, he said, Rhaegar would have married me instead of Elia, and it would all have come out different.’

2. (obsolete) At the right time; seasonably.
3. (law) In compliance with applicable time limits.
   • 1998, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, US v. Merino-Balderrama:

     On May 14, 1997, the jury convicted the defendant, who currently is serving a fifteen-month sentence. The defendant timely appeals.

   • 2003, United States Supreme Court, Clay v. United States:

     […] § 2255's one-year limitation period starts to run when the time for seeking such review expires. Under this rule, Clay's § 2255 petition was timely filed.

See also

• seasonably
• tidely

Middle English

Adverb

timely

1. Alternative form of tymely