adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK, US:/ˈlʌk.ɪ.li/
UK, US:/ˈlʌk.ə.li/
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CMU ARPABET:L AH1 K AH0 L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
They luckily escaped injury.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adverb
Meaning 2
by good fortune
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
fortunately the weather was good
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fortunately, fortuitously, as luck would have it
Antonyms: unluckily
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English lucky Middle English -ly English -ly English luckily From lucky + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
67 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
բարեբախտաբար
(barebaxtabar)
— in a lucky manner
Azerbaijani:
xoşbəxtlikdən
— in a lucky manner
Breton:
dre chañs
— in a lucky manner
Bulgarian:
щастливо
(štastlivo)
— in a lucky manner
Bulgarian:
за щастие
(za štastie)
— in a lucky manner
Catalan:
afortunadament
— in a lucky manner
Catalan:
per sort
— in a lucky manner
Chinese Cantonese:
好彩
(hou2 coi2)
— in a lucky manner
Chinese Mandarin:
好在
(hǎozài)
— in a lucky manner
Chinese Mandarin:
所幸
(suǒxìng)
— in a lucky manner
Chinese Mandarin:
幸而
(xìng'ér)
— in a lucky manner
Czech:
šťastně
— in a lucky manner
Danish:
lykkeligt
— in a lucky manner
Dutch:
gelukkig
— in a lucky manner
Esperanto:
feliĉe
— in a lucky manner
Estonian:
õnneks
— in a lucky manner
Faroese:
lukkuliga
— in a lucky manner
Finnish:
onneksi
— in a lucky manner
French:
heureusement
— in a lucky manner
German:
glücklicherweise
— in a lucky manner
German:
auf glückliche Weise
— in a lucky manner
German:
mit Glück
— in a lucky manner
German:
zum Glück
— in a lucky manner
Gurani:
وەشبەختانە
(weşbextane)
— in a lucky manner
Hebrew:
בכי טוב
(b'chi tov)
— in a lucky manner
Icelandic:
sem betur fer
— in a lucky manner
Irish:
go hádhúil
— in a lucky manner
Italian:
fortunatamente
— in a lucky manner
Italian:
meno male
— in a lucky manner
Japanese:
幸いにも
(saiwainimo)
— in a lucky manner
Japanese:
運良く
(unyoku)
— in a lucky manner
Korean:
운 좋게
— in a lucky manner
Korean:
다행(多幸)히
(dahaenghi)
— in a lucky manner
Latin:
fēlīciter
— in a lucky manner
Māori:
mokori
— in a lucky manner
Māori:
mokori anō
— in a lucky manner
Māori:
māringanui
— in a lucky manner
Māori:
maringanui
— in a lucky manner
Marathi:
नशिबाने
(naśibāne)
— in a lucky manner
Marathi:
भाग्याने
(bhāgyāne)
— in a lucky manner
Mongolian:
ашгуй
(ašguj)
— in a lucky manner
Mongolian:
аз болж
(az bolž)
— in a lucky manner
Norman:
chanceusement
— in a lucky manner
Norman:
par bounheur
— in a lucky manner
Norwegian Bokmål:
heldigvis
— in a lucky manner
Norwegian Bokmål:
lykkelig
— in a lucky manner
Norwegian Nynorsk:
heldigvis
— in a lucky manner
Polish:
szczęśliwie
— in a lucky manner
Polish:
na szczęście
— in a lucky manner
Polish:
całe szczęście
— in a lucky manner
Portuguese:
felizmente
— in a lucky manner
Portuguese:
por sorte
— in a lucky manner
Romanian:
din fericire
— in a lucky manner
Russian:
к сча́стью
(k sčástʹju)
— in a lucky manner
Russian:
по счастливой случайности
(po sčastlivoj slučajnosti)
— in a lucky manner