adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/
General-American:/ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/
General-American:/ˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nɪt.li/
General-American:[ˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nɪʔ.li]
/ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nətli/weak vowel merger
/ˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nət.li/weak vowel merger
[ˈfɔɹt͡ʃ.nəʔ.li]weak vowel merger
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CMU ARPABET:F AO1 R CH AH0 N AH0 T L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:F AO1 R CH UW0 N AH0 T L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
In a fortunate manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
It is (or was, etc) fortunate that.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Fortunately for Sam, his pet hamster was alive.
My mom has fortunately agreed to help us with the science project for school.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adverb
Meaning 3
by good fortune
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
fortunately the weather was good
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fortuitously, luckily, as luck would have it
Antonyms: unfortunately
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English fortunate Middle English -ly English -ly English fortunately From fortunate + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
94 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
բարեբախտաբար
(barebaxtabar)
— in a fortunate manner
Belarusian:
уда́чна
(udáčna)
— in a fortunate manner
Belarusian:
уда́ла
(udála)
— in a fortunate manner
Belarusian:
шчаслі́ва
(ščaslíva)
— in a fortunate manner
Belarusian:
паспяхо́ва
(paspjaxóva)
— in a fortunate manner
Bulgarian:
щастливо
(štastlivo)
— in a fortunate manner
Bulgarian:
сполучливо
(spolučlivo)
— in a fortunate manner
Catalan:
afortunadament
— in a fortunate manner
Chinese Mandarin:
幸得
(xìngdé)
— in a fortunate manner
Chinese Mandarin:
所幸
(suǒxìng)
— in a fortunate manner
Chinese Mandarin:
幸好
(xìnghǎo)
— in a fortunate manner
Czech:
naštěstí
— in a fortunate manner
Dutch:
gelukkig
— in a fortunate manner
Dutch:
gelukkigerwijs
— in a fortunate manner
Esperanto:
feliĉe
— in a fortunate manner
Finnish:
onnekkaasti
— in a fortunate manner
French:
heureusement
— in a fortunate manner
Georgian:
საბედნიეროდ
(sabednierod)
— in a fortunate manner
German:
mit Glück
— in a fortunate manner
German:
glücklich
— in a fortunate manner
Greek:
ευτυχώς
(eftychós)
— in a fortunate manner
Hungarian:
szerencsésen
— in a fortunate manner
Italian:
fortunatamente
— in a fortunate manner
Lithuanian:
laimei
— in a fortunate manner
Māori:
māringanui
— in a fortunate manner
Norwegian Bokmål:
heldigvis
— in a fortunate manner
Norwegian Nynorsk:
heldigvis
— in a fortunate manner
Persian:
خوشبختانه
(xošbaxtâne)
— in a fortunate manner
Polish:
szczęśliwie
— in a fortunate manner
Portuguese:
afortunadamente
— in a fortunate manner
Russian:
уда́чно
(udáčno)
— in a fortunate manner
Russian:
счастли́во
(sčastlívo)
— in a fortunate manner
Russian:
успе́шно
(uspéšno)
— in a fortunate manner
Serbo-Croatian:
nasreću
— in a fortunate manner
Spanish:
afortunadamente
— in a fortunate manner
Swedish:
lyckligtvis
— in a fortunate manner
Ukrainian:
вда́ло
(vdálo)
— in a fortunate manner
Ukrainian:
уда́тно
(udátno)
— in a fortunate manner
Ukrainian:
щасли́во
(ščaslývo)
— in a fortunate manner
Ukrainian:
успі́шно
(uspíšno)
— in a fortunate manner
Arabic:
لِحُسْن اَلْحَظّ
(li-ḥusn al-ḥaẓẓ)
— it is fortunate that
Armenian:
բարեբախտաբար
(barebaxtabar)
— it is fortunate that
Azerbaijani:
xoşbəxtlikdən
— it is fortunate that
Belarusian:
на шча́сце
(na ščáscje)
— it is fortunate that
Bulgarian:
за щастие
(za štastie)
— it is fortunate that
Catalan:
feliçment
— it is fortunate that
Chinese Mandarin:
幸好
(xìnghǎo)
— it is fortunate that
Czech:
naštěstí
— it is fortunate that
Danish:
heldigvis
— it is fortunate that
Dutch:
gelukkig
— it is fortunate that
Dutch:
gelukkigerwijs
— it is fortunate that
Finnish:
onneksi
— it is fortunate that
French:
heureusement
— it is fortunate that
French:
par bonheur
— it is fortunate that
French:
par chance
— it is fortunate that
Georgian:
საბედნიეროდ
(sabednierod)
— it is fortunate that
German:
zum Glück
— it is fortunate that
German:
Gott sei Dank
— it is fortunate that
German:
glücklicherweise
— it is fortunate that
Greek:
ευτυχώς
(eftychós)
— it is fortunate that
Greek:
για καλή μου τύχη
(gia kalí mou týchi)
— it is fortunate that
Hungarian:
szerencsére
— it is fortunate that
Indonesian:
untungnya
— it is fortunate that
Interlingua:
fortunatemente
— it is fortunate that
Italian:
per fortuna
— it is fortunate that
Italian:
fortunatamente
— it is fortunate that
Japanese:
幸運にも
(kōun nimo)
— it is fortunate that
Korean:
다행스럽게도
(dahaengseureopgedo)
— it is fortunate that
Korean:
운 좋게도
(un jokedo)
— it is fortunate that
Latin:
feliciter
— it is fortunate that
Latvian:
par laimi
— it is fortunate that
Lithuanian:
laimei
— it is fortunate that
Māori:
maringanui
— it is fortunate that
Māori:
māringanui
— it is fortunate that
Māori:
mokori anō
— it is fortunate that
Norman:
par bounheur
— it is fortunate that
Norwegian Bokmål:
heldigvis
— it is fortunate that
Persian:
خوشبختانه
(xošbaxtâne)
— it is fortunate that
Polish:
na szczęście
— it is fortunate that
Portuguese:
felizmente
— it is fortunate that
Romanian:
din fericire
— it is fortunate that
Russian:
к сча́стью
(k sčástʹju)
— it is fortunate that
Slovak:
našťastie
— it is fortunate that
Spanish:
dichosamente
— it is fortunate that
Spanish:
afortunadamente
— it is fortunate that
Spanish:
por suerte
— it is fortunate that
Swedish:
lyckligtvis
— it is fortunate that
Swedish:
som tur är
— it is fortunate that
Tagalog:
sa kabutihang palad
— it is fortunate that
Turkish:
neyse ki
— it is fortunate that
Turkish:
Allah'tan
— it is fortunate that
Turkish:
çok şükür
— it is fortunate that
Turkish:
iyi ki
— it is fortunate that
Ukrainian:
на ща́стя
(na ščástja)
— it is fortunate that