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- pronunciation:
- luh
ki
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
luckier, luckiest |
| definition: |
resulting from or having good fortune.
My father is a lucky man to have a job that he loves.- synonyms:
- fortunate, happy
- antonyms:
- poor, unfortunate, unlucky
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| related words: |
well |
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| derivation: |
luckiness (n.) |
The word lucky
contains the following part:
-y1, -ey
Old English
adjective-forming suffix
that means characterized by; full of; tending to
  More about this word part:
The suffix -y1, -ey
attaches to nouns and a few verbs to form adjectives.
Example words:
bony, chewy, crunchy, curly, dirty, foggy, funny, guilty, healthy, itchy, lucky, messy, nosy, rainy, rickety, runny, salty, sandy, shaky, sleepy, summery, sunny, wintry
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