Lucky — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

occurring by chance

having or bringing good fortune

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈʌki/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈʌki/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈʌki/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈʌki/.

Examples

a lucky escape
a lucky guess
my lucky day

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prosperous golden favourable favorable

Antonyms

unlucky

Parts of Speech

adjective	occurring by chance “a lucky escape”
adjective	having or bringing good fortune “my lucky day”
adjective	presaging or likely to bring good luck “a favorable time to ask for a raise”

Word Forms

luck	noun	an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome
luckiness	noun	an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes
favorableness	noun	the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome
favourableness	noun	the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

glücklich

zufällig geschehen

🇫🇷French

chanceux

se produisant par hasard

🇪🇸Spanish

afortunado

ocurriendo por casualidad

🇮🇹Italian

fortunato

accadendo per caso

🇳🇱Dutch

gelukkig

toevallig voorkomt

🇵🇹Portuguese

sortudo

ocorrendo por acaso

🇷🇺Russian

удачливый

происходит случайно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भाग्यशाली

संयोग से घटित होना

🇧🇩Bengali

ভাগ্যবান

ঘটনাক্রমে ঘটছে

🇮🇳Tamil

அதிர்ஷ்டசாலி

தற்செயலாக நிகழ்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అదృష్టవంతుడు

అవకాశం ద్వారా సంభవిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

भाग्यवान

योगायोगाने घडते

🇮🇳Gujarati

નસીબદાર

તક દ્વારા થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅದೃಷ್ಟವಂತ

ಆಕಸ್ಮಿಕವಾಗಿ ಸಂಭವಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭാഗ്യവാൻ

ആകസ്മികമായി സംഭവിക്കുന്നത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੁਸ਼ਕਿਸਮਤ

ਮੌਕਾ ਨਾਲ ਵਾਪਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

خوش قسمت

اتفاق سے واقع ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

幸运的

偶然发生

🇯🇵Japanese

ラッキー

偶然に起こる

🇰🇷Korean

운이 좋은

우연히 일어나는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

may mắn

xảy ra tình cờ

🇹🇭Thai

โชคดี

เกิดขึ้นโดยบังเอิญ

🇮🇩Indonesian

beruntung

terjadi secara kebetulan

🇵🇭Filipino

maswerte

nangyayari sa pamamagitan ng pagkakataon

🇲🇾Malay

bertuah

berlaku secara kebetulan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محظوظ

تحدث بالصدفة

🇮🇷Persian

خوش شانس

اتفاقی رخ می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

şanslı

tesadüfen meydana gelen

🇮🇱Hebrew

בַּר מַזָל

מתרחש במקרה

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The primary meaning of 'lucky' is 'occurring by chance'.

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