Lucky vs. Fortunate

Luckyadjective

(of people) Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune

‘a lucky adventurer’; ‘The downed pilot is very lucky to be alive.’;

Fortunateadjective

Auspicious.

‘It is a fortunate sign if the sun shines on a newly wedded couple.’;

Luckyadjective

Producing, or resulting in, good fortune

‘a lucky mistake’; ‘a lucky cast’; ‘a lucky hour’;

Fortunateadjective

Happening by good luck or favorable chance.

‘Patrick was the unlikely match-winner as Berkeley earned a fortunate victory over Chisolm.’;

Luckyadjective

Favored by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or good fortune; - said of persons; as, a lucky adventurer.

Fortunateadjective

Favored by fortune.

‘We were fortunate not to be fined for speeding.’; ‘This is a time when we think of those less fortunate than ourselves.’;

Luckyadjective

Producing, or resulting in, good by chance, or unexpectedly; favorable; auspicious; fortunate; as, a lucky mistake; a lucky cast; a lucky hour.

‘We doubt not of a fair and lucky war.’;

Fortunateadjective

Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain; presaging happiness; auspicious; as, a fortunate event; a fortunate concurrence of circumstances; a fortunate investment.

Luckyadjective

blessed with good fortune;

‘considered himself lucky that the tornado missed his house’; ‘a lucky guess’;

Fortunateadjective

Receiving same unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good which was not dependent on one's own skill or efforts; favored with good forune; lucky.

Luckyadjective

having or bringing good fortune;

‘my lucky day’;

Fortunateadjective

having unexpected good fortune;

‘other, less fortunate, children died’; ‘a fortunate choice’;

Luckyadjective

tending to favor or bring good luck;

‘miracles are auspicious accidents’; ‘encouraging omens’; ‘a favorable time to ask for a raise’; ‘lucky stars’; ‘a prosperous moment to make a decision’;

Fortunateadjective

supremely favored or fortunate;

‘golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust’;

Fortunateadjective

presaging good fortune;

‘she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school’; ‘rosy predictions’;

Fortunateadjective

favoured by or involving good luck; lucky

‘she'd been fortunate to escape serious injury’; ‘it was fortunate that the weather was good’;

Fortunateadjective

auspicious or favourable

‘a most fortunate match for our daughter’;

Fortunateadjective

materially well off; prosperous

‘a federal programme aimed at helping less fortunate families’;

Fortunate

is a neo soul song from the 1999 motion picture Life and was released on the film's soundtrack. The song was written, composed, produced and arranged by R. Kelly and recorded by Maxwell.

‘Fortunate’;