Standard Lemma guide

luckily

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK, US: /ˈlʌk.ɪ.li/
  • UK, US: /ˈlʌk.ə.li/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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
  • Slovak: našťastie — in a lucky manner
  • Spanish: afortunadamente — in a lucky manner
  • Spanish: por suerte — in a lucky manner
  • Spanish: por fortuna — in a lucky manner
  • Spanish: dichosamente — in a lucky manner
  • Spanish: menos mal — in a lucky manner
  • Swedish: lyckligtvis — in a lucky manner
  • Swedish: som tur är — in a lucky manner
  • Vietnamese: may — in a lucky manner
  • Vietnamese: may mắn — in a lucky manner
  • Welsh: yn ffodus — in a lucky manner
  • Welsh: yn lwcus — in a lucky manner