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Lucky

//ˈlʌki// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.

    "a lucky adventurer"

  2. 2
    Producing, or resulting in, good fortune

    "a lucky mistake"

Adjective
  1. 1
    presaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome wordnet
  2. 2
    occurring by chance wordnet
  3. 3
    having or bringing good fortune wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A given name for a dog.
Noun
  1. 1
    seven

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English lukky, equivalent to luck + -y. Cognate with Scots lucky (“lucky”), West Frisian lokkich (“lucky, fortunate”), Dutch gelukkig (“lucky, fortunate, happy”). Compare also Danish lykkelig (“happy”), Swedish lycklig (“happy, lucky”), German glücklich (“happy”), Saterland Frisian glukkelk (“happy”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English lukky, equivalent to luck + -y. Cognate with Scots lucky (“lucky”), West Frisian lokkich (“lucky, fortunate”), Dutch gelukkig (“lucky, fortunate, happy”). Compare also Danish lykkelig (“happy”), Swedish lycklig (“happy, lucky”), German glücklich (“happy”), Saterland Frisian glukkelk (“happy”).

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