- (n.) 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.
- (n.) 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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