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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)

Fortunate \For"tu*nate\ (?; 135), a. [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.
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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.

Usage: {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.
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