fortuné

See also: fortune and Fortune

French

Etymology

From Latin fortūnātus. By surface analysis, fortune +‎ -é in the form of a past participle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔʁ.ty.ne/

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Adjective

fortuné (feminine fortunée, masculine plural fortunés, feminine plural fortunées)

1. (literary) fortunate (having good luck)

   Synonyms: chanceux, heureux

   Antonyms: infortuné, malchanceux

2. befortuned, wealthy, rich, well-off

   Synonyms: installé, nanti, riche

   Antonyms: dépourvu, pauvre

Further reading

• “fortuné”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.