lucky
pronunciation
How to pronounce lucky in British English:
UK [ˈlʌki]
How to pronounce lucky in American English:
US [ˈlʌki]
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- Adjective:
- blessed with good fortune
- having or bringing good fortune
- tending to favor or bring good luck
Word Origin
- lucky (adj.)
- mid-15c., of persons; 1540s, of actions or objects, "likely to bring luck;" from luck + -y (2). Meaning "occurring by chance" is 1590s. Related: Luckier; luckiest; luckiness. Lucky break is attested from 1884 in billiards; 1872 as "failure or break-down which turns out to be fortunate." Lucky Strike as the name of a brand of cigarettes (originally chewing tobacco) popular mid-20c. is said to date from 1871; popular from 1935 when the brandâs maker picked up sponsorship of âYour Hit Paradeâ on radio.
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Example
- 1. We are not usually so lucky .
- 2. I was lucky the chameleon didn 't turn blue .
- 3. Seven lucky elephants , a notebook in a drawer .
- 4. A lucky number in china , but perhaps a tough sell .
- 5. Visitors bitterly considered themselves lucky to find any rooms at all .