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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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.

adj

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

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IN BRIEF: Receiving an unexpected or unearned good.

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

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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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