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Definition of fortunate : 1. 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.
2. 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.

Synonyms:

happy, triumphant, well-to-do, flourishing, flushed, well-heeled, well-off, rose-cheeked, blushful, rosy-cheeked, unfortunate, helpful, luck, gilt, providential, benign, blest, felicitous, victorious, better off, unlucky, rose-colored, hopeful, rosy, bright, good, well, golden, halcyon, favourable, fair, well-fixed, brilliant, heaven-sent, aureate, gilded, thriving, gold, prospered, miraculous, winning, healthy

fortuitous, haphazard, accidental, aimless, fatal, adventitious, fluky, chance, casual, purposeless, causeless, random, unintentional, lucky

profitable, prosperity, opulent, affluent, prosperous, wealthy, rich

blessed, favorable, auspicious, advantageous, favored, successful, propitious

Usage examples:

• It was fortunate that she did not open the door of the spare room, for there lay the body of the dead man. - "Blind Love", Wilkie Collins.
• I'm fortunate in that I have found both him and you." - "The Spirit of the Border A Romance of the Early Settlers in the Ohio Valley", Zane Grey.
• On the other hand, it's fortunate that he has a way of making friends. - "Vane of the Timberlands", Harold Bindloss.