fortunate

fortunate
for‧tu‧nate S3 /ˈfɔːtʃənət $ ˈfɔːr-/ adjective1. someone who is fortunate has something good happen to them, or is in a good situation
   SYN  lucky
    fortunate to do something
    I’ve been fortunate to find a career that I love.
    I was fortunate enough to obtain a research studentship at Stanford.
    fortunate in doing something
    She felt fortunate in being able to please herself where she lived.
    fortunate that
    I’m fortunate that I have such an understanding wife.
    more/less fortunate than somebody
    We’ve been more fortunate than a lot of farmers.
2. a fortunate event is one in which something good happens by chance, especially when this saves you from trouble or danger
   SYN  lucky:
    By a fortunate coincidence, a passer-by heard her cries for help.
3. the less fortunate people who are poor:
    We should all consider the plight of the less fortunate.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ lucky happening because of good luck, or bringing you good luck: a lucky guess | Seven is considered a lucky number. | It’s lucky that I’ve got some spare keys. | Italy got a lucky goal in the last five minutes of the game. | ‘How did you know he’d be there?’ ‘It was a lucky guess.’
   ▪ fortunate happening because of good luck. Fortunate is more formal than lucky: It was extremely fortunate that there was no one in the building when the bomb went off. | I’m in the fortunate position of doing a job I love. | Some plants actually prefer a lot of shade, which is fortunate for gardeners choosing plants for gloomy corners.
   ▪ it’s a good thing (that) (also it’s a good job (that) British English) spoken used when saying that there would have been problems if something had not happened: It’s a good thing that you brought an umbrella with you. | It’s a good job I’m here to help.
   ▪ miraculous extremely lucky in a way that is almost unbelievable: A teenager had a miraculous escape last night when the car she was travelling in overturned. | The doctor gave her a month to live but she made a miraculous recovery. | It was miraculous that no one was seriously injured in the accident.
   ▪ fortuitous /fɔːˈtjuːətəs $ fɔːrˈtuː-, fɔːˈtjuːɪtəs $ fɔːrˈtuː-/ formal happening because of good luck: a fortuitous decision | a fortuitous coincidence | It was fortuitous that no one else was hurt.
   ▪ a fluke /fluːk/ informal something that happens by chance, not because of skill or good judgement: The goal was a fluke. | By a fluke, he managed to get the question right.
   ▪ be in the right place at the right time used when saying that someone is lucky and the situation is right for them: Making money from buying property is easy – you just have to be in the right place at the right time.