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Vinony

lucky

adjective

  1. having the odds go in one's favor
  2. making the odds go in one's favor
  3. fortunate, beating the odds
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈlʌki/ / /ˈlʊki/ / /ˈlʌke/

adj

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”).

  1. Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.

    “a lucky adventurer”

    “The downed pilot is very lucky to be alive.”

  2. Producing, or resulting in, good fortune

    “a lucky mistake”

    “a lucky cast”

name

  1. A surname.
  2. A given name for a dog.

noun

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”).

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