English-Thai Dictionary

fortunate

ADJ โชคดี  เคราะห์ดี  charmed lucky ill-fated unfortunate unlucky chok-dee

 

fortunately

ADV อย่าง โชคดี  อย่าง เคราะห์ดี  luckily unfortunately unluckily yang-chok-de

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FORTUNATE

a.[L. fortunatus. See Fortune. ] 1. Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some unexpected good; as a fortunate event; a fortunate concurrence of circumstances; a fortunate ticket in a lottery.
2. Lucky; successful; receiving some unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good which was not dependent on one's own skill or efforts; as a fortunate adventurer in a lottery. I was most fortunate thus unexpectedly to meet my friend.
3. Successful; happy; prosperous; receiving or enjoying some good in consequence of efforts, but where the event was uncertain, and not absolutely in one's power. The brave man is usually fortunate. We say, a fortunate competitor for a fair lady, or for a crown.

 

FORTUNATELY

adv. Luckily; successfully; happily; by good fortune, or favorable chance or issue.

 

FORTUNATENESS

n.Good luck; success; happiness.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FORTUNATE

For "tu *nate, a. Etym: [L. fortunatus, p.p. of fortunare to make fortunate or prosperous, fr. fortuna. See Fortune, n.]

 

1. Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain; presaging happiness; auspicious; as, a fortunate event; a fortunate concurrence of circumstances; a fortunate investment.

 

2. Receiving same unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good which was not dependent on one's own skill or efforts; favored with good forune; lucky.

 

Syn. -- Auspicious; lucky; prosperous; successful; favored; happy. -- Fortunate, Successful, Prosperous. A man is fortunate, when he is favored of fortune, and has unusual blessings fall to his lot; successful when he gains what he aims at; prosperous when he succeeds in those things which men commonly desire. One may be fortunate, in some cases, where he is not successful; he may be successful, but, if he has been mistaken in the value of what he has aimed at, he may for that reason fail to be prosperous.

 

FORTUNATELY

FORTUNATELY For "tu *nate *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a fortunate manner; luckily; successfully; happily.

 

FORTUNATENESS

FORTUNATENESS For "tu *nate *ness, n.

 

Defn: The condition or quality of being fortunate; good luck; success; happiness.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

fortunate

for tu nate |ˈfôrCHənət ˈfɔrtʃ (ə )nət | ▶adjective favored by or involving good luck or fortune; lucky: [ with infinitive ] : she'd been fortunate to escape more serious injury | it was fortunate that the weather was good. • auspicious or favorable: a most fortunate match for our daughter. • materially well-off; prosperous: less fortunate children still converged on the soup kitchens. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin fortunatus, from fortuna (see fortune ).

 

fortunately

for tu nate ly |ˈfôrCHənətlē ˈfɔrtʃ (ə )nətli | ▶adverb [ sentence adverb ] it is fortunate that: fortunately, no shots were fired and no one was hurt.

 

Oxford Dictionary

fortunate

for ¦tu |nate |ˈfɔːtʃ (ə )nət | ▶adjective favoured by or involving good luck; lucky: [ with infinitive ] : she'd been fortunate to escape serious injury | it was fortunate that the weather was good. • auspicious or favourable: a most fortunate match for our daughter. • materially well off; prosperous: a federal programme aimed at helping less fortunate families. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin fortunatus, from fortuna (see fortune ).

 

fortunately

for ¦tu |nate ¦ly |ˈfɔːtʃ (ə )nətli | ▶adverb [ sentence adverb ] it is fortunate that: fortunately, no shots were fired and no one was hurt.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

fortunate

fortunate adjective 1 he was fortunate that the punishment was so slight: lucky, favored, blessed, blessed with good luck, in luck, having a charmed life, charmed; informal sitting pretty. ANTONYMS unfortunate. 2 in a fortunate position: favorable, advantageous, providential, auspicious, welcome, heaven-sent, beneficial, propitious, fortuitous, opportune, happy, felicitous. ANTONYMS unfavorable. 3 the society gives generously to less fortunate people: wealthy, rich, affluent, prosperous, well off, moneyed, well-to-do, well-heeled, opulent, comfortable; favored, privileged. ANTONYMS underprivileged.

 

fortunately

fortunately adverb fortunately no one was injured in the collision: luckily, by good luck, by good fortune, as luck would have it, propitiously; mercifully, thankfully; thank goodness, thank God, thank heavens, thank the stars.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

fortunate

fortunate adjective 1 he was fortunate that the punishment was so slight: lucky, favoured, blessed, blessed with good luck, in luck, born with a silver spoon in one's mouth, born under a lucky star, having a charmed life, charmed, happy; informal sitting pretty; Brit. informal jammy. ANTONYMS unfortunate. 2 in a fortunate position: favourable, advantageous, providential, auspicious, welcome, heaven-sent, beneficial, propitious, fortuitous, promising, encouraging, fruitful, opportune, happy, felicitous, profitable, gainful, rewarding, helpful, useful, valuable, timely, well timed, convenient, expedient; archaic seasonable. ANTONYMS unfavourable. 3 we have to raise money in more fortunate areas like Oxfordshire: wealthy, rich, affluent, opulent, prosperous, well off, moneyed, well-to-do, well heeled, comfortable; favoured, privileged, advantaged, socially advantaged, enviable; successful, flourishing. ANTONYMS underprivileged.

 

fortunately

fortunately adverb fortunately, the church was in very sound structural order: luckily, happily, providentially, opportunely, by good luck, by good fortune, as luck would have it, propitiously; mercifully, thankfully; thank goodness, thank God, thank heavens, thank the stars.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

fortunate

for tu nate /fɔ́ː r tʃ (ə )nət /→fortune (副 )fortunately 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈人などが 〉 «…の点で /…するということで /…であることは » 幸運な , 幸福な, 運に恵まれた «in /to do , in do ing /that 節 » ; 〖it is ～ (for A ) (that )節 〗(A 〈人など 〉にとって )幸いなことに …である (!luckyよりかたい語で, 通例より重要なことについていう ) ▸ You were fortunate (enough ) not to be seriously hurt. ≒It was fortunate (that ) you weren't ….あなたのけがが大したことがなくて幸いだった (╳ It was fortunate for you not to be … としない )▸ the less fortunate in society 社会的に恵まれない人々 .2 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗幸運をもたらす, さい先のよい, 縁起のよい 〈出来事など 〉▸ a fortunate event 幸運な出来事 ▸ a fortunate position 恵まれた境遇

 

fortunately

for tu nate ly /fɔ́ː r tʃ (ə )nətli /→fortunate 副詞 〖文修飾; 通例文頭で 〗【人にとって 】運よく, 幸運にも, 幸いなことに «for » (↔unfortunately )▸ Fortunately for me, he was good enough to help me out .ありがたいことに彼は親切にも私を援助してくれた ▸ fortunately or unfortunately 幸か不幸か