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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LUCK'Y, a.
1. Fortunate; meeting with good success; as a lucky adventurer.
2. Fortunate; producing good by chance; favorable; as a lucky adventure; a lucky time; a lucky cast.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: occurring by chance; "a lucky escape"; "a lucky guess"
2: having or bringing good fortune; "my lucky day"; "a lucky man" [ant: luckless, unlucky]
3: presaging or likely to bring good luck; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision" [syn: golden, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous]

Merriam Webster's

adjective (luckier; -est) Date: 15th century 1. having good luck 2. happening by chance ; fortuitous 3. producing or resulting in good by chance ; favorable 4. seeming to bring good luck <a lucky rabbit's foot> • luckiness noun Synonyms: lucky, fortunate, happy, providential mean meeting with unforeseen success. lucky stresses the agency of chance in bringing about a favorable result <won because of a lucky bounce>. fortunate suggests being rewarded beyond one's deserts <fortunate in my investments>. happy combines the implications of lucky and fortunate with stress on being blessed <a series of happy accidents>. providential more definitely implies the help or intervention of a higher power <a providential change in the weather>.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. (luckier, luckiest) 1 having or resulting from good luck, esp. as distinct from skill or design or merit. 2 bringing good luck (a lucky mascot). 3 fortunate, appropriate (a lucky guess). Phrases and idioms: lucky dip Brit. a tub containing different articles concealed in wrapping or bran etc., and chosen at random by participants. Derivatives: luckiness n.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Lucky Luck"y, a. [Compar. Luckier; superl. Luckiest.] 1. Favored by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or good fortune; -- said of persons; as, a lucky adventurer. `` Lucky wight.'' --Spenser. 2. Producing, or resulting in, good by chance, or unexpectedly; favorable; auspicious; fortunate; as, a lucky mistake; a lucky cast; a lucky hour. We doubt not of a fair and lucky war. --Shak. Syn: Successful; fortunate; prosperous; auspicious.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(luckier, luckiest) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. You say that someone is lucky when they have something that is very desirable or when they are in a very desirable situation. I am luckier than most. I have a job... He is incredibly lucky to be alive... Those who are lucky enough to be wealthy have a duty to give to the hungry. = fortunate ADJ: oft ADJ to-inf 2. Someone who is lucky seems to always have good luck. Some people are born lucky aren't they?... He had always been lucky at cards. ADJ 3. If you describe an action or experience as lucky, you mean that it was good or successful, and that it happened by chance and not as a result of planning or preparation. They admit they are now desperate for a lucky break... He was lucky that it was only a can of beer that knocked him on the head. ADJ 4. A lucky object is something that people believe helps them to be successful. He did not have on his other lucky charm, a pair of green socks. ADJ: usu ADJ n 5. see also happy-go-lucky 6. If you say that someone will be lucky to do or get something, you mean that they are very unlikely to do or get it, and will definitely not do or get any more than that. You'll be lucky if you get any breakfast... Those remaining in work will be lucky to get the smallest of pay increases... PHRASE: V inflects, usu PHR if, PHR to-inf 7. If you strike lucky or strike it lucky, you have some good luck. (mainly BRIT INFORMAL) You may strike lucky and find a sympathetic and helpful clerk, but, there again, you might not. PHRASE: V inflects

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Fortunate (in an unexpected way), happy, blessed, favored, successful. 2. Prosperous, auspicious, propitious, favorable, fortunate.

Moby Thesaurus

advantageous, appropriate, auspicious, befitting, beneficial, benign, benignant, blessed, blessed with luck, bright, charmed, convenient, expedient, fair, favorable, favored, favoring, felicitous, fit, fitting, fortuitous, fortunate, full of promise, golden, good, happy, in luck, meet, of good omen, of happy portent, of promise, opportune, profitable, promising, propitious, prosperous, providential, ripe, seasonable, sortable, suitable, timely, well, well-timed