fortunate
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for·tu·nate
(fôr'chə-nĭt) 
adj.
One who has good fortune, especially a wealthy person.
fortunateness for'tu·nate·ness n.
adj.
- Bringing something good and unforeseen; auspicious.
- Having unexpected good fortune; lucky. See synonyms at happy.
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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fortunate
adjective
- Indicative of future success or full of promise: auspicious, benign, bright, brilliant, fair, favorable, good, propitious. See luck/misfortune/chance.
- Characterized by luck or good fortune: happy, lucky, providential. See luck/misfortune/chance.
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fortunate
adj
Definition: having good luck
Antonyms: adverse, sad, unfavorable, unfortunate, unhappy, unlucky, untoward, upset
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fortunate
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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Fortunate
For the tug, see ST Fortunate.
See also: List of people known as the Fortunate
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| Single by Maxwell | ||||
| from the album Life Soundtrack | ||||
| Released | January 1, 1999 | |||
| Format | CD single, cassette | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Neo soul | |||
| Length | 4:59 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Writer(s) | R. Kelly | |||
| Producer | R. Kelly | |||
| Certification | Gold (RIAA) | |||
| Maxwell singles chronology | ||||
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"Fortunate" is a neo soul song from the 1999 motion picture Life and was released on the film's soundtrack. The song was written, composed, produced and arranged 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 song, Maxwell's biggest hit to date, spent eight weeks at number one on the US R&B chart and peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100. It is his first number-one R&B hit, eventually followed by "Pretty Wings" in 2009.
The song was made exclusively for the film and was played during the end credits.
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Chart history
Chart positions
| Chart (1999) | Peak position[1] |
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| US Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
| US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 1 |
Year-end chart
| Year-end chart (1999) | Position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 24 |
References
- ^ www.billboard.com-maxwell songs
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1999". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1999. Retrieved 2010-08-28.
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Fortunate
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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