Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - fortunate

~ adj 1 someone who is fortunate has something good happen to them, or is in a good situation; lucky  (Think of others less fortunate than yourselves. | fortunate to do sth)  (He was fortunate enough to escape unharmed. | fortunate that)  (You're fortunate that you've still got a job. | fortunate in having)  (I was fortunate in having such supportive parents.) 2 a fortunate event is one in which something good happens by chance, especially when this saves you from trouble or danger  (By a fortunate coincidence, a passer-by heard her cries for help.)