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Meaning: Having unexpected good fortune Context examples: other, less fortunate, children died / a fortunate choice Similar: well-off (fortunately situated) lucky (blessed with good fortune) heaven-sent; miraculous; providential (peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention) good; well (resulting favorably) fortuitous (occurring by happy chance) felicitous; happy (marked by good fortune) better off (in a more fortunate or prosperous condition) Also: lucky (having or bringing good fortune) privileged (blessed with privileges) successful (having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome) Antonym: unfortunate (not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune)
Meaning: Supremely favored or fortunate Synonyms: Context example: golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust Similar: blessed; blest (highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace))
Meaning: Presaging good fortune Synonyms: Context examples: she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school / rosy predictions Similar: auspicious (auguring favorable circumstances and good luck)  "There's no accounting for taste." (English proverb) "There is nothing as eloquent as a rattlesnake's tail." (Native American proverb, Navajo) "A wise man associating with the vicious becomes an idiot; a dog traveling with good men becomes a rational being." (Arabic proverb) "Cover your candle, it will light more." (Egyptian proverb)
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