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- [fawr-chuh-nit]
- /ˈfɔr tʃə nɪt/
- /ˈfɔː.tʃən.ət.li/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawr-chuh-nit]
- /ˈfɔr tʃə nɪt/
Definitions of fortunately word
- adjective fortunately having good fortune; receiving good from uncertain or unexpected sources; lucky: a fortunate young actor who got the lead in the play. 1
- adjective fortunately bringing or indicating good fortune: resulting favorably; auspicious: She made a fortunate decision to go on to medical school. 1
- adjective fortunately well-to-do; comfortable; prosperous: a summer camp for less fortunate fourth graders. 1
- noun fortunately It is fortunate that. 1
- adverb fortunately luckily 1
- adverb fortunately Fortunately is used to introduce or indicate a statement about an event or situation that is good. 0
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Origin of fortunately
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English fortunat < Latin fortūnātus made prosperous or happy (past participle of fortūnāre). See fortune, -ate1
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Parts of speech for Fortunately
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fortunately popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fortunately
adv fortunately
- favorably — characterized by approval or support; positive: a favorable report.
- happily — in a happy manner; with pleasure.
- in the nick of time — a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something.
- successfully — achieving or having achieved success.
- swimmingly — without difficulty; with great success; effortlessly: She passed the exam swimmingly.
adverb fortunately
- as luck would have it — fortunately
- by chance — Something that happens by chance was not planned by anyone.
- luckily — by good luck; fortunately: Luckily we had enough money.
- fortuitously — In a fortuitous manner.
- favourably — (British, Canada) In a favourable manner.
Antonyms for fortunately
adv fortunately
- sadly — affected by unhappiness or grief; sorrowful or mournful: to feel sad because a close friend has moved away.
- unfortunately — suffering from bad luck: an unfortunate person.
- unhappily — sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
- unlucky — (of a person) not lucky; lacking good fortune; ill-fated.
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