What does Fortunately mean?
Definitions for Fortunately
for·tu·nate·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Fortunately.
Princeton's WordNet
fortunately, fortuitously, luckily, as luck would have itadverb
by good fortune
"fortunately the weather was good"
Wiktionary
fortunatelyadverb
It is (or was, etc) fortunate that.
Fortunately, Sam's pet hamster was not dead.
fortunatelyadverb
In a fortunate manner.
Fortunately, Sam's pet hamster was not dead.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Fortunatelyadverb
Happily; successfully.
Etymology: from fortunate.
Bright Eliza rul’d Britannia’s state,
And boldy wise, and fortunately great. Matthew Prior.
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fortunately
Fortunately is an adverb that means a positive situation or event happening by chance or luck, often used to express relief, gratitude or a beneficial outcome. It conveys that something has happened in a way that is lucky or beneficial for someone.
Webster Dictionary
Fortunatelyadverb
in a fortunate manner; luckily; successfully; happily
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Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Fortunately' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4582
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Fortunately' in Adverbs Frequency: #329
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Fortunately in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Fortunately in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of Fortunately in a Sentence
Where are the board members?, he wounded two guards, fortunately they are stable and are currently in a clinic.
It's becoming clearer everyday [sic] that Hobbs' strategy is to hide from Me, the Press, and the Voters throughout the entirety of this campaign and run out the clock on the people of Arizona, fortunately, the Clean Elections Commission refused to play into her game and voted down her proposal for a town hall safe space.
Fortunately there was video that completely refutes that.
Fortunately, that hasn't happened, the United States negotiators and head of delegation have not been a strong supporter -- but haven't blocked negotiations.
Fortunately science, like that nature to which it belongs, is neither limited by time nor by space. It belongs to the world, and is of no country and no age. The more we know, the more we feel our ignorance the more we feel how much remains unknown.
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Translations for Fortunately
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- لحسن الحظArabic
- за щастие, щастливо, сполучливоBulgarian
- afortunadament, feliçmentCatalan, Valencian
- naštěstíCzech
- zum Glück, glücklicherweiseGerman
- ευτυχώςGreek
- feliĉeEsperanto
- dichosamente, afortunadamenteSpanish
- خوشبختانهPersian
- onneksiFinnish
- par bonheur, heureusement, par chanceFrench
- բարեբախտաբարArmenian
- fortunatementeInterlingua
- untungIndonesian
- fortunatamenteItalian
- 幸運Japanese
- gelukkig, gelukkigerwijsDutch
- felizmente, afortunadamentePortuguese
- уда́чно, к сча́стьюRussian
- som tur är, lyckligtvisSwedish
- 幸好Chinese
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