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luckiness

luckiness

2.0
A state when good things happen by chance
  • noun
  • /ˈlʌkɪnəs/
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  • The luckiness of finding a perfect parking spot made her day much easier.

Some reason I'm I'm I have luckiness about me like even dice even Yeah, even with even with the the Cee Lo, I'm a head crack king.

Examples

  • The point is Fed (nor Rafa who got 11) didn't get 17 Slams and GOAT based on "luckiness."

    Blog text (10)
  • And that kind of luckiness comes with a certain responsibility.

  • I acknowledge my luckiness without giving up my claim to the suckiness.

    Blog text (22)
  • This year, David Shaw and Pep Hamilton, Andrew Luck, Director of Luckiness (or as the rest of football refers to the position: Offensive Coordinator), have changed this up a little bit.

    Blog text (4)
  • They stood there surveying the luckiness—the room, the porch, the sunset, the gathered fellow human beings.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Winning the lottery was a matter of pure luckiness for her.

  • His luckiness seemed to follow him everywhere, leading to many unexpected successes.

Synonyms

good luck
vsluckiness
547 1.0

A fortunate event that happens by chance

describes the general state of having favorable outcomes by chance
fortune
vsluckiness
235 3.1

Good or bad luck that happens by chance

focuses only on the positive state of having favorable outcomes by chance
good fortune
vsluckiness
66 2.5

A lucky event or success that happens by chance

describes the general state of having favorable outcomes by chance
serendipity
vsluckiness
15 7.9

A happy chance event that brings good results

is the general state of experiencing favorable outcomes rather than the unfolding events
dumb luck
vsluckiness
  • Informal
8 3.9

Good luck that happens by chance, not because you worked for it

is the broader state of experiencing favorable outcomes regardless of cause
fortuitousness
vsluckiness
  • Formal
8.9

Good luck when something happens by accident

refers to the ongoing state of experiencing favorable outcomes by chance

Antonyms

166 1.0

Unlucky events that happen by chance

75 3.7

A bad event that causes trouble

How Lucky

miracle
4.4
good luck
547 1.0
luckiness
2.0
luck
1.0
chance
780 2.1

Surface Forms

luckiness singular
luckinesses plural

Morphology

luckiness = lucky (transparent) = luck + y + ness

The suffix '-ness' is a standard way to form nouns indicating a state or quality from adjectives.

Etymology

Luckiness comes from the simple word luck, which itself comes from an old Norse word lukka meaning 'good fortune'. So luckiness is the quality of having good chance or being lucky when things go in your favor.