fortunate

Questions about fortunate

What does fortunate mean?

fortunate means "having unexpected good fortune". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in fortunate?

fortunate has 3 syllables: for-tu-nate. The stress falls on "for". In IPA it is /ˈfɔɹtʃənət/.

What is another word for fortunate?

Close synonyms include golden, rosy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of fortunate?

The recorded antonyms are unfortunate.

Is fortunate a common word?

fortunate is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with fortunate?

1 word rhymes with fortunate. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.