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Dictionary: for·tu·nate   (fôr'chə-nĭt) pronunciation
 
adj.
  1. Bringing something good and unforeseen; auspicious.
  2. Having unexpected good fortune; lucky. See synonyms at happy.
n.

One who has good fortune, especially a wealthy person.

[Latin fortūnātus, from fortūna, chance. See fortune.]

fortunately for'tu·nate·ly adv.
fortunateness for'tu·nate·ness n.
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Thesaurus: fortunate
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adjective

  1. Indicative of future success or full of promise: auspicious, benign, bright, brilliant, fair, favorable, good, propitious. See luck/misfortune/chance.
  2. Characterized by luck or good fortune: happy, lucky, providential. See luck/misfortune/chance.

 
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adj

Definition: having good luck
Antonyms: adverse, sad, unfavorable, unfortunate, unhappy, unlucky, untoward, upset


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Receiving an unexpected or unearned good.

pronunciation She is fortunate to be in good shape because the snow takes a lot of strength to shovel.

 
Wikipedia: Fortunate
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“Fortunate”
“Fortunate” cover
Single by Maxwell
from the album Life soundtrack
Released January 1, 1999
Format CD single, cassette
Recorded 1998
Genre Contemporary R&B
Length 4:11
Label Columbia
Writer(s) R. Kelly
Producer Maxwell
Certification Gold (RIAA)
Maxwell singles chronology
"Let's Not Play the Game"
(1999)
"Fortunate"
(1999)
"Get to Know Ya"
(2000)

"Fortunate" is a R&B song from the 1999 motion picture Life and was released on the film's soundtrack. The song was composed by R. Kelly and recorded by Maxwell. "Fortunate" was awarded Best R&B Single of the Year at the Billboard Music Awards and Best R&B/Soul Single (Male) at Soul Train Awards. Maxwell was nominated for a Grammy for Best R&B Male Vocalist and also nominated for a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Song of the Year.

The hit song, which is Maxwell's biggest thus far, spent eight weeks at number-one on the US R&B chart, and also peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100.


Preceded by
"No Scrubs" by TLC
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single
May 15, 1999
Succeeded by
"Bills, Bills, Bills" by Destiny's Child

 
Translations: Fortunate
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - heldig
n. - formuende person

Nederlands (Dutch)
gelukkig, fortuinlijk

Français (French)
adj. - heureux, chanceux
n. - bonheur, chance

Deutsch (German)
adj. - glücklich
n. - vom Glück begünstigter Mensch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - τυχερός, καλότυχος, αίσιος, ευοίωνος, γουρλής /-ίδικος, ευμενής, ευτυχής

Italiano (Italian)
felice, fortunato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - afortunado

Русский (Russian)
счастливый, удачливый, благоприятный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - afortunado, dichoso, feliz
n. - afortunado, dichoso, feliz

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - lycklig, lyckosam

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
幸运的, 幸福的, 幸运儿

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 幸運的, 幸福的
n. - 幸運兒

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 운이 좋은, 행운의, 상서로운
n. - 행운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 幸運な, 幸せな, 幸運をもたらす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) محظوظ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בר-מזל, מוצלח‬
n. - ‮בר-מזל‬


 
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