lucky
/ˈlʌki/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
noun
name
A surname.
name
A given name for a dog.
Example Sentences
- "a lucky adventurer"
- "The downed pilot is very lucky to be alive."
- "I thought my nephew a fool ; I now know that he is a doosed sensible fellow, and the luckiest dog in Christendom — luckiest dog in Christendom, I declare."
- "They sad ’cause they in their bowl / But fish in the bowl is lucky / They in for a worser fate"
- "The luckier and less disabled ones manned lifts or were posted at the doors of public buildings, a uniformed and bemedalled conciergerie who were more often than not unhelpful, making the most of whatever petty authority they were invested with."
- "a lucky mistake"
Etymology
From Middle English lukky, equivalent to luck + -y. Cognate with Scots lucky (“lucky”), West Frisian lokkich (“lucky, fortunate”), Dutch gelukkig (“lucky, fortunate, happy”). Compare also Danish lykkelig (“happy”), Swedish lycklig (“happy, lucky”), German glücklich (“happy”), Saterland Frisian glukkelk (“happy”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: lukky
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈlʌki/
- British English: /ˈlʌki/
Inflected Forms
luckier (comparative)
more lucky (comparative)
luckiest (superlative)
most lucky (superlative)
Luckys (plural)