lucky
Part of speech: adj
noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: bingo
games
Etymology: From Middle English lukky, equivalent to luck + -y. Cognate with Scots lucky (“lucky”), West Frisian lokkich (“lucky, fortunate”), Dutch gelukkig (“lucky, fortunate, happy”). Compare also Danish lykkelig (“happy”), Swedish lycklig (“happy, lucky”), German glücklich (“happy”), Saterland Frisian glukkelk (“happy”).
Base: luck
Affixes: -y
Inflected forms:
form: luckier
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: more lucky
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: luckiest
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: most lucky
pos: adj
tags: superlative
Senses:
gloss: Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
pos: adj
examples: a lucky adventurer
The downed pilot is very lucky to be alive.
I thought my nephew a fool ; I now know that he is a doosed sensible fellow, and the luckiest dog in Christendom — luckiest dog in Christendom, I declare.
They sad ’cause they in their bowl / But fish in the bowl is lucky / They in for a worser fate
The luckier and less disabled ones manned lifts or were posted at the doors of public buildings, a uniformed and bemedalled conciergerie who were more often than not unhelpful, making the most of whatever petty authority they were invested with.
gloss: Producing, or resulting in, good fortune
pos: adj
examples: a lucky mistake
a lucky cast
a lucky hour
A local doctor had bought one canvas and but for that lucky chance he would have been out of pocket.
gloss: seven
pos: noun
Synonyms: charmed
fortuitous
fortunate
freak
happy
lucky
providential
serendipitous
sonsy
Antonyms: cursed
unfortunate
unlucky
Related words: apotropaic
auspicious
Derived words: cut one's lucky
get lucky
happy-go-lucky
luckily
luckiness
lucky bag
lucky bamboo
lucky break
lucky charm
lucky clover
Lucky Country
lucky devil
lucky dip
lucky dog
lucky draw
lucky duck
lucky duckling
lucky girl syndrome
lucky grouper
lucky imaging
lucky loser
lucky money
lucky nut
Lucky Pierre
lucky star
lucky stiff
lucky streak
lucky you
one should be so lucky
strike it lucky
strike lucky
strike me lucky
superlucky
third time lucky
today's lucky 10,000
today's lucky ten thousand
unlucky
you have to be good to be lucky
Translations:
lang: Afrikaans
word: gelukkig
lang: Albanian
word: fatlum
lang: Southern Altai
word: ырысту
roman: ïrïstu
lang: Southern Altai
word: урматту
roman: urmattu
lang: Arabic
word: مَحْظُوظ
roman: maḥẓūẓ
lang: Armenian
word: բախտավոր
roman: baxtavor
lang: Azerbaijani
word: bəxtli
lang: Azerbaijani
word: bəxti gətirən
lang: Azerbaijani
word: bəxtəvər
lang: Belarusian
word: уда́члівы
roman: udáčlivy
lang: Belarusian
word: шчаслі́вы
roman: ščaslívy
lang: Belarusian
word: шанцава́ць
roman: šancavácʹ
lang: Belarusian
word: шча́сціць
roman: ščáscicʹ
lang: Belarusian
word: шчаслі́віцца
roman: ščaslívicca
lang: Bulgarian
word: късметли́я
roman: kǎsmetlíja
lang: Bulgarian
word: късметли́йка
roman: kǎsmetlíjka
lang: Catalan
word: astruc
lang: Catalan
word: afortunat
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 幸運 /幸运
roman: xìngyùn
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 福氣 /福气
roman: fúqì
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 福
roman: fú
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 吉利
roman: jílì
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 吉祥
roman: jíxiáng
lang: Czech
word: mít štěstí
lang: Czech
word: mít kliku
lang: Czech
word: být klikař
lang: Danish
word: heldig
lang: Dutch
word: gelukkig
lang: Dutch
word: succesvol
lang: Esperanto
word: bonŝanca
lang: Finnish
word: hyväonninen
lang: Finnish
word: onnekas
lang: French
word: chanceux
lang: French
word: heureux
lang: French
word: veinard
lang: Georgian
word: ბედნიერი
roman: bednieri
lang: Georgian
word: იღბლიანი
roman: iɣbliani
lang: German
word: glücklich
lang: Greek
word: τυχερός
roman: tycherós
lang: Ancient Greek
word: εὐτυχής
roman: eutukhḗs
lang: Ancient Greek
word: μάκαρ
roman: mákar
lang: Ancient Greek
word: εὐαίων
roman: euaíōn
lang: Hebrew
word: בר מזל
roman: bar mazal
lang: Hindi
word: भाग्यशाली
roman: bhāgyaśālī
lang: Hindi
word: ख़ुशक़िस्मत
roman: xuśqismat
lang: Hungarian
word: szerencsés
lang: Hungarian
word: mázlista
lang: Icelandic
word: lánsamur
lang: Icelandic
word: heppinn
lang: Icelandic
word: gæfusamur
lang: Irish
word: sonasach
lang: Italian
word: fortunato
lang: Japanese
word: 幸運
roman: kōun
lang: Japanese
word: 運のよい
roman: un no yoi
lang: Japanese
word: ラッキー
roman: rakkī
lang: Korean
word: 운이 좋은
roman: uni jo'eun
lang: Korean
word: 운수 좋은
roman: unsu jo'eun
lang: Central Kurdish
word: بەختەوەر
roman: bextewer
lang: Central Kurdish
word: خۆشبەخت
roman: xoşbext
lang: Kyrgyz
word: ырыстуу
roman: ırıstuu
lang: Lao
word: ສຸພັກ
roman: su phak
lang: Latin
word: faustus
lang: Latin
word: fēlīx
lang: Latin
word: fortūnātus
lang: Latvian
word: veiksmīgs
lang: Malay
word: bertuah
lang: Navajo
word: bízháneeʼ
lang: Norwegian
word: heldig
lang: Occitan
word: astruc
lang: Old English
word: ġesǣliġ
lang: Persian
word: خوشبخت
roman: xošbaxt
lang: Persian
word: بختیار
roman: baxtiyâr
lang: Polish
word: szczęśliwy
lang: Portuguese
word: sortudo
lang: Romanian
word: norocos
lang: Russian
word: уда́чливый
roman: udáčlivyj
lang: Russian
word: везти́
roman: veztí
lang: Russian
word: счастли́вый
roman: sčastlívyj
lang: Russian
word: везу́чий
roman: vezúčij
lang: Russian
word: уда́чный
roman: udáčnyj
lang: Russian
word: счастли́виться
roman: sčastlívitʹsja
lang: Russian
word: фарти́ть
roman: fartítʹ
lang: Scots
word: weirdly
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: срећан
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: имати среће
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: srećan
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: imati sreće
lang: Sikkimese
word: སྐལ་ལྡན
roman: skal ldan
lang: Spanish
word: afortunado
lang: Spanish
word: suertudo
lang: Spanish
word: lechero
lang: Spanish
word: suertero
lang: Spanish
word: lechoso
lang: Swedish
word: lyckosam
lang: Tagalog
word: manigo
lang: Thai
word: มีโชค
roman: mii-chôok
lang: Thai
word: มีโชคดี
roman: mii chôok dii
lang: Thai
word: เฮง
roman: heng
lang: Turkish
word: şanslı
lang: Turkish
word: uğurlu
lang: Turkish
word: ballı
lang: Turkish
word: talihli
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: اوغورلو
roman: uğurlu
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: میمون
roman: maymun
lang: Ukrainian
word: щасли́вий
roman: ščaslývyj
lang: Ukrainian
word: ща́сний
roman: ščásnyj
lang: Ukrainian
word: щасти́ти
roman: ščastýty
lang: Ukrainian
word: талани́ти
roman: talanýty
lang: Vietnamese
word: may
lang: Vietnamese
word: may mắn
lang: Vietnamese
word: hên
lang: Welsh
word: ffodus
lang: Welsh
word: lwcus
lang: Yiddish
word: גליקלעך
roman: gliklekh
lang: Yiddish
word: מזלדיק
roman: mazldik
lang: Afrikaans
word: gelukkig
lang: Arabic
word: مَحْظُوظ
roman: maḥẓūẓ
lang: Armenian
word: հաջող
roman: haǰoġ
lang: Armenian
word: բարեբախտ
roman: barebaxt
lang: Belarusian
word: шчаслі́вы
roman: ščaslívy
lang: Bulgarian
word: щастли́в
roman: štastlív
lang: Catalan
word: afortunat
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 幸運 /幸运
roman: xìngyùn
lang: Czech
word: šťastný
lang: Danish
word: heldig
lang: Dutch
word: gelukkig
lang: Dutch
word: boffend
lang: Finnish
word: onnekas
lang: Finnish
word: onnellinen
lang: French
word: fortuné
lang: French
word: chanceux
lang: French
word: heureux
lang: French
word: porte-bonheur
lang: German
word: glücklich
lang: Hindi
word: भाग्यशाली
roman: bhāgyaśālī
lang: Hungarian
word: szerencsés
lang: Hungarian
word: mázlis
lang: Irish
word: ádhúil
lang: Irish
word: méanar
lang: Italian
word: fortunato
lang: Japanese
word: 運の良い
roman: un no yoi
lang: Korean
word: 운이 좋은
roman: uni jo'eun
lang: Korean
word: 운수 좋은
roman: unsu jo'eun
lang: Central Kurdish
word: بەختەوەر
roman: bextewer
lang: Central Kurdish
word: خۆشبەخت
roman: xoşbext
lang: Latin
word: faustus
lang: Latin
word: fēlīx
lang: Latin
word: prosperus
lang: Macedonian
word: среќен
roman: sreḱen
lang: Persian
word: خوششانس
roman: xoš-šâns
lang: Polish
word: szczęśliwy
lang: Portuguese
word: sortudo
lang: Russian
word: счастли́вый
roman: sčastlívyj
lang: Russian
word: хоро́ший
roman: xoróšij
lang: Russian
word: уда́чный
roman: udáčnyj
lang: Scots
word: weirdly
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: срећан
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: сретан
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: srećan
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: sretan
lang: Slovak
word: šťastný
lang: Slovene
word: srečen
lang: Spanish
word: fortunado
lang: Spanish
word: afortunado
lang: Swedish
word: tursam
lang: Swedish
word: lycklig
lang: Thai
word: โอกาสดี
roman: oo-gàat dii
lang: Turkish
word: uğurlu
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: اوغورلو
roman: uğurlu
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: میمون
roman: maymun
lang: Ukrainian
word: щасли́вий
roman: ščaslývyj
lang: Ukrainian
word: ща́сний
roman: ščásnyj
lang: Vietnamese
word: may
lang: Vietnamese
word: may mắn
lang: Welsh
word: ffodus
lang: Welsh
word: lwcus