luckily

1. 1.

   by good fortune

   “fortunately the weather was good”

   Synonymsfortunatelyfortuitouslyas luck would have it

   Antonymsunluckily

Questions about luckily

What does luckily mean?

luckily means "by good fortune".

How many syllables are in luckily?

luckily has 3 syllables: luc-ki-ly. The stress falls on "luc". In IPA it is /ˈlʌkəli/.

What is another word for luckily?

Close synonyms include fortunately, fortuitously, as luck would have it. 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 luckily?

The recorded antonyms are unluckily.

Is luckily a common word?

luckily 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.