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- [luhk-ee]
- /ˈlʌk i/
- /ˈlʌki/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [luhk-ee]
- /ˈlʌk i/
Definitions of lucky word
- adjective lucky having or marked by good luck; fortunate: That was my lucky day. 1
- adjective lucky happening fortunately: a lucky accident. 1
- adjective lucky bringing or foretelling good luck, or supposed to do so: a lucky penny. 1
- noun plural lucky a familiar name applied to an elderly woman, especially a grandmother; granny. 1
- noun plural lucky a familiar name applied to a woman, as one's wife or a barmaid. 1
- noun lucky Having, bringing, or resulting from good luck. 1
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Origin of lucky
First appearance:
before 1495 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1495-1505; luck + -y1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Lucky
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lucky popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lucky usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lucky
adj lucky
- successful — achieving or having achieved success.
- hot — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
- fortuitous — happening or produced by chance; accidental: a fortuitous encounter.
- happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
- advantageous — If something is advantageous to you, it is likely to benefit you.
Antonyms for lucky
adj lucky
- unlucky — (of a person) not lucky; lacking good fortune; ill-fated.
- inopportune — not opportune; inappropriate; inconvenient; untimely or unseasonable: an inopportune visit.
- unfortunate — suffering from bad luck: an unfortunate person.
- unpropitious — presenting favorable conditions; favorable: propitious weather.
- unsuccessful — not achieving or not attended with success: an unsuccessful person; an unsuccessful venture.
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