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1. Having unexpected good fortune
   "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice"
    
2. Supremely favoured
   "fortunate son";
   - golden
    
3. Presaging good fortune
   "she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school";
   - rosy

See also: auspicious, better off, blessed, blest, felicitous, flukey [Brit, informal], fluky [Brit, informal], fortuitous, good, happy, heaven-sent, jammy [Brit, informal], lucky, miraculous, privileged, providential, successful, well, well-off

Antonym: unfortunate

Encyclopedia: Fortunate