lucky, fortunate, happy, providential mean meeting with unforeseen success. lucky stresses the role of chance in bringing about a favorable result.

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Someone or something that is lucky has or is marked by good luck. How is lucky different from happy or fortunate? Find out on Thesaurus.com. Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words …

He's lucky that he wasn't fired. It sounds as if you had a lucky escape (= by good chance you were able to avoid something dangerous or unpleasant). We'll be lucky if we get there by midnight at this rate …

1. having or marked by good luck; fortunate: That was my lucky day. 2. happening fortunately: a lucky accident. 3. believed to bring or foretell good luck: a lucky penny.

If you describe an action or experience as lucky, you mean that it was good or successful, and that it happened by chance and not as a result of planning or preparation.

When you're lucky, things work out well for you — you experience good fortune. If you're feeling lucky, it might be a good day to buy a lottery ticket or guess the number of jelly beans in a jar.