/ˈlʌki/
OriginFrom Middle English lukky, equivalent to luck + -y. Cognate with Scots lucky (“lucky”), West Frisian lokkich (“lucky, fortunate”), Dutch gelukkig (“lucky, fortunate, happy”). Compare also Danish lykkelig (“happy”), Swedish lycklig (“happy, lucky”), German glücklich (“happy”), Saterland Frisian glukkelk (“happy”).
- Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
“a lucky adventurer”
“The downed pilot is very lucky to be alive.”
“I thought my nephew a fool ; I now know that he is a doosed sensible fellow, and the luckiest dog in Christendom — luckiest dog in Christendom, I declare.”
- Producing, or resulting in, good fortune
“a lucky mistake”
“a lucky cast”
“a lucky hour”
- A surname.
- A given name for a dog.
Formsluckier(comparative) · more lucky(comparative) · luckiest(superlative) · most lucky(superlative) · Luckys(plural)